Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and honourable members.
I'm glad to be here and to have heard your comments on our last motion, which sought to invite the ministers to appear before the committee. The hope was that we could make time in the committee's schedule given their availability. I think it's very important in order for the committee to undertake work going forward and achieve its goals.
I put four motions on notice: one on the labour shortage, one on the study on seniors, one on the temporary foreign worker program, and one on contract flipping in the aerospace sector.
I would like to move the motion on the labour shortage study, which I think the committee should prioritize. In fact, looking at the motions put forward by all four parties, I can see that we each have a motion addressing the labour shortage. No doubt, we'll be able to reach a consensus on that front. I hope the study will be given priority.
The motion reads as follows:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee...