Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to reiterate the fact that numerous witnesses have come forward, many of whom were not witnesses I have even had the opportunity to chat with, and I think the consensus is that the timeframes the government has put in place are not appropriate. I think the NDP critic has put it quite well, in the sense that at the end of the day, I don't think government is going to achieve what it's hoping to achieve. We heard that from a number of witnesses, so I think the government should take note, whether it's this particular amendment or the one that's going to follow, Mr. Chair, both of which deal with trying to allow for more time. In our amendment we refer to 28 days as opposed to 30 days, which is being proposed by the New Democrats.
So there is a little difference in terms of amounts of time, but the essence is the same, and that is that we have to ensure that we allow for claimants to have a reasonable timeframe to be able to get their applications completed and submitted, and we have to make sure there's an acceptable amount of time for people to have their appeals heard in a proper fashion.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.