Thank you, Madam Chair.
I've already spoken to my fellow members about one of my concerns regarding an omnibus study motion. I worry we won't have enough time left for more specific studies that the current context demands. Every party has its own priorities for studies, but family reunification is an issue with universal support.
I therefore have an amendment to the motion, to reframe how we study the matter. I'll read the amendment in French, but I do have the translation and it is available, as needed. I'm completely open to friendly amendments. I move as follows:
That the motion be amended in the last paragraph by replacing all of the words before “that the committee report its findings to the House” with “that this study begin no later than October 27, 2020; that this study be held over a minimum of two and a maximum of four meetings; that the witnesses called as part of this study be allowed to testify on one or more of the issues in this motion; that the evidence gathered during this study be deemed to have also been given during subsequent studies to be held during this Parliament, provided that the subsequent studies deal with issues similar to those in this motion”.
I repeat, I am flexible on the date.
Before examining issues that are much more refined, if we decide to do a broader study, we'll need to make sure that it doesn't take up too much time and, especially, that the evidence gathered can be used afterwards. That way, the time we spend on a broader study won't have been a total loss.
That's what I suggest, and now you have my amendment formally. I'm completely open to subamendments.