Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would like to propose a subamendment to Ms. Kwan's amendment. I'll just get that on the record and then explain the rationale.
It would be to revise her response to say, “that the government be asked to provide a comprehensive response by letter.”
This is a mechanism that we've seen in past committees, and I think it achieves the best of both worlds. It expects a government response, but it allows the House of Commons to proceed to take action in the meantime. I've read a lot of committee responses from government. There's a lot of “We take note of, we take note of, we take note of”.
The government is going to have to respond in one way or the other, but I think seeking that more timely response from the government by letter to this committee, and also allowing for parliamentary action to proceed in the meantime, is the best way to go forward.
I'll propose that subamendment that I think, again, gets at the best of both worlds.