I have just two brief points, Chair.
First of all, I listened to Mr. Battiste's comments about the impact of the carbon tax. I would note that Atlantic Canada was the one that got the carve-out. I'm not sure if he's suggesting that it should be “uncarved out”. He might want to clarify that. He can clarify that during the study.
I would also argue, to the point that was made about the Premier of the Northwest Territories requesting the carve-out, that the “formal request” by the premiers of the Atlantic provinces involved standing up day after day in the media and saying that they would not accept this—particularly after, I think, one particularly abysmal by-election result in Nova Scotia for the Liberals on this issue. I would just say this. If colleagues want to debate whether or not the Premier of the Northwest Territories wants this carve-out, they can have an opportunity to have him here to talk about it.
We should pass this motion. If my colleague opposite would like to say that the carbon tax should be “uncarved out” for Atlantic Canada, he could do so there too. That would be another reason to have the study.