I know that we're going to be busy. This is going to be a busy committee and we want to get to work right away. There are lot of things to talk about and discuss.
We have some notices of motions that we'd like to bring forward to add to the discussions, to work with you guys to help set the agenda in moving forward.
The first one I'm going to read is a notice of motion:
That the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade immediately undertake a pre-study of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); that this pre-study consist of not more than six meetings to be held between February 8, 2016 and February 26, 2016; that the Committee travel across the country for hearings; and that the Committee report its findings to the House.
I know that the minister has been talking about the number of consultations she's done on it. We think it's important to show that we're actively involved in this file. I know that the agriculture and manufacturing sectors want to see results on this right away. It's the same with the forestry sector. I think it would be wise to really get active on this file immediately and show Canadians that we're hard at work.