Mr. Chair, this makes very good sense. I'm glad that Mr. Bains is proposing this. We've had it for the last couple of weeks. It simply is a type of procedure that allows all four parties to have input into choosing witnesses coming before us and allows us to provide for balanced appearances--from the business community, but also from labour, from civil society, from individuals.
This is extremely important. Because trade has such an impact on people from coast to coast to coast, Canadians, I think, are intensely interested in the direction of trade policy: where we should be going, where we have gone. It hasn't been to the advantage of most Canadian families, which is why we've seen this income crisis, with 80% of Canadian families actually having their income fall over the last 18 years. This is a good way of ensuring that all views are heard around the table and that all parties can contribute to selecting the witnesses who are brought before us.
I fully support this motion.