I'll talk about the amendment in a minute.
Because it's something that has been put in front of us for us to speak to, I want to talk about the witnesses.
Mr. Chair, it is regrettable that we cannot hear from the other caregivers' advocates who have submitted their names, from all over Canada, whether it's Vancouver, Montreal, or Toronto. I know that this committee was able to listen to quite a few of them. Some of their stories are heartbreaking. It is unfortunate that people would turn down an opportunity to appear at this committee so that more of the information we seek would be in front of us.
Given that there is a summer adjournment coming on June 23, if we attempt to seek.... I guess the clerk has tried for three weeks, leaving messages, and has not gotten a response. I believe the committee could have subpoenaed, but I think that would just escalate it into a show—I hate to use that word—which would probably not be productive for this committee.
Even though there are other caregivers and other applicants who want to come to the committee to speak on the migrant issues, reluctantly I would support this point that we go to the report that is in front of us and deal with it in camera for the next two meetings, and that on June 9 we would hear from the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on the supplementary estimates. There is a timeline on that. I believe we have to deal with that prior to June 23, and it's our committee's duty to have the minister in front of us to deal with the supplementary estimates.
On the other item in front of us, Bill C-37 and the Citizenship Act, it's an issue on adoption in regard to the second or third generation of Canadians born of Canadians and whether they would be able to maintain their citizenship. I know there is a lot of interest in this, so I have no problem dealing with that issue just prior to our break.
But having said that, I want to move an amendment--