There are two parts to the motion. The first part ends after the proposed Liberal amendment to add the words “no later than March 1, 2007”. The purpose of the motion, from beginning to end, is simply to clarify that following the day-long hearing, we realized that we would need more time to study the instructions issued by the minister and to report to the House no later than March 1, 2007.
The second part of the motion, namely the words “[...] and that the adoption of this motion be presented to the House of Commons as soon as possible” is more or less a routine motion. We want the House to know that this motion was adopted by the committee. We also want the government to be aware of this, given the order to be issued after November 3rd or 4th. The government could decide that from political standpoint, it might be preferable to await the tabling of our report, scheduled for no later than March 1, 2007, before taking a definitive stand.