Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's nice to see you for the first time in 2022—in person, I mean. We need more of that.
Committee members have brought a robust group of motions to address concerns in their ridings and across Canada. I'm very happy to see all of the notices of motion today.
I have three myself. I have one that addresses income support for persons with disabilities, one that addresses indigenous housing, and a third that addresses labour shortages, which are very important to this committee, from the motions that I've seen.
It's the motion around the labour shortages that I will move now, with a focus on the care economy, which includes personal support workers, care aides and medical professionals, including veterinarians and child care workers. They have all been on the front lines of care during this pandemic.
Through the chair, the motion reads:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of the labour shortages and workers' conditions within the care economy, including healthcare workers, personal support workers, and childcare workers who have been on the front lines of COVID-19, and examine how the government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, should implement long-term investments in the care economy; that the government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, improve credential recognition for Canadians and permanent residents who have been trained abroad; that the committee invite the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, experts and departmental officials to testify; that the committee hold at least five meetings; and that the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.