Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's good to speak to this particular motion. Our party will be supporting this particular motion, acknowledging, of course, that some people may have some concerns about the particular wording, as enunciated by Mr. Duncan. I don't believe that we would have a problem having an extra committee meeting or meetings to deal with this particular matter. There are time constraints we are up against. There are some serious repercussions from the decision of the Government of Canada to cut funding to First Nations University. There are impacts upon students, upon their families, upon faculty, and of course upon the survival of the institution itself. If its doors close, will they re-open? There have been significant efforts made. Whether they're all one would want or whether they're 100% agreeable to every particular party, we do not know. But significant efforts have been made to deal with issues of governance and accountability and to help ensure that future funding is going to be dealt with prudently.
I think this is timely. I think we should deal with it. I acknowledge, of course, that the committee in the past has indicated, as have I, that our northern economic development study must continue as well. Given the time constraints on this, given the enormity of the situation, and the fact, too, that most of the information coming out to date has been only through media reports and one-on-one conversations, I think this exemplifies just what this committee is about. We try to explore issues that are of importance to aboriginal communities, and to first nations communities, specifically, in this instance. I think it's something we can certainly support wholeheartedly.