The reason I would like to bring forth an amendment is the following. Madame Chabot wants to bring the minister to the committee to answer questions, but I have a few things on that. We certainly know that with omicron, the Christmas period and December claims, there is always a surge in EI claims at that point. What Madame Chabot wants to get at is very important, but I think it would be much better served by inviting officials to the committee.
The reason I say that is that we've been on this committee for several years and thus, of course, it's very important that ministers come here, but to get to the root of this problem, Madame Chabot, I think the officials can speak to the much more technical issues that we need to get to the bottom of. I'm talking about call centre operations, staffing levels and how human resources are being deployed to resolve specific issues. If it's okay I think the motion would be much better with the following amendment. If the committee would indulge me, I would like to read an amendment if that's okay, Chair.