Thank you.
Mr. Chair, I asked to speak before you made a decision, which I agree with. I wanted to say to those watching and listening that, in the spirit of cooperation—those were my exact words—I clearly announced that I was ready to put forward a subamendment to the effect that, at the January 31 meeting, we would call the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development to appear in the first hour, and the officials to appear in the second hour. I think that is a very good compromise between my initial motion and Mr. Long's amendment.
Here is the wording of the subamendment:
That the Committee invite the Minister of Families Children and Social Development to appear one hour before officials on January 31, 2022, on the subject of the processing times that exceed the goal of a 30‑day service standard for responding to Canadian Employment Insurance claimants at Service Canada.