Thank you, Mr. Chair.
When I received the proposed amendment to Mrs. Falk's motion, which she just read, I found it somewhat intriguing. This is a proposal to examine the government's progress, but I don't think it captures the intent of the original motion.
The beginning of the amendment is fine. It says, “pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee express its concerns about the progress made”. We have concerns, and that's why the motion was moved.
However, three meetings is too many.
I will therefore move a subamendment. First, I suggest that we request a study that will take at least two meetings. That should suffice. Then I would replace the words “to review the government's progress towards” with “on”. The motion would therefore ask that “of at least two meetings on progress towards meeting the goal of a barrier-free Canada”. This subamendment would bring some neutrality to the proposal.
In short, the idea is, we express our concerns and conduct a study lasting at least two meetings on meeting the goal of a barrier-free Canada.