I'll read out the motion in English, Mr. Cannings. It was the motion that Monsieur Savard-Tremblay gave us on Tuesday.
It is:
That, whereas the duty-free shop regulations under the Customs Act clearly state that goods in duty-free stores are for immediate export only, and must be declared under the act if returned to Canada; and whereas duty-free stores are subject to strict location, inventory, declaration and storage requirements to ensure that all products sold there are exported for consumption outside Canada; the committee recommend that the government recognize duty-free as an export industry, that a clear indication of the nature of this industry be conveyed to all federal agencies concerned and that it report back to the House before the end of the current session of Parliament.
It's a bit of a problem when it talks about the “current session of Parliament”. If the current session of Parliament means when it ends next week, it would be very difficult to do much on this motion prior to the end of the session.
Is there any discussion?
I think if we're going to do something with it, you need to change the “end of the current session” because we're not going to have time to get to it, but the mover of the motion has to amend it.
Mr. Blanchette-Joncas, I realize you're doing it for Mr. Savard-Tremblay, but I think it would be “report back to the House” and end there. Eliminate “before the end of the current session of Parliament” because nothing would be done.