Yes.
So, Mr. Chairman and colleagues, as I was making my way here this morning, I was wondering how to present this motion and possibly convince you to revisit your decision. In actual fact, I am not the one asking to expedite passage of the competition bill; rather, the people of Canada are.
You know as well as I do that, in our ridings, everyone is having problems. Whether it is because of increased prices for food or other goods, everyone is experiencing difficulty because of the spike in the cost of gasoline. I am not naive enough to think that the Competition Act will solve all of our problems, but it is certainly a tool and a beginning.
An emergency debate was held in the House last Monday, and I realized, in light of what I was hearing as people spoke about the bill, that there wasn't really any opposition to it. The discussion was really between the Conservatives and the Liberals and had to do with a carbon tax, and so on.
So, it seems to me it would be very positive signal to send to the people of Canada that the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology is a committee that is working hard in a non-partisan spirit. It often submits reports, but at the same time, it is often lacking in terms of concrete actions. This, however, would be a concrete action—a way of telling people that we are not just a group of MPs on the Hill who forget about what is below the surface, who forget about the people. In my opinion, it would send the right signal, and you could go back into your ridings with that decision from the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, which could be very positive.
So, the motion basically says that the Committee would hold an additional meeting on Monday, June 9. We would proceed with clause-by-clause consideration of the bill at that time, with a view to completing it no later than June 10.
That is my motion. I would be interested in your feedback.