Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I think it does appear that there is a consensus as far as the forestry study is concerned, and I certainly support this, the fact that it's of an urgent nature. It's appropriate that the committee look at it and submit recommendations to the government on the conditions of the industry and jobs in those areas.
But I do want to take a moment to elaborate on or stress the issue of the GNEP, the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, motion that I tabled, and I've yet to move it but I will be moving it today. I think it's timely and it's topical and it won't take too much time. It'll probably take two meetings at most.
And it's timely because the government had just indicated that they were going to join that international treaty. So I understand we'll do the forestry, but I think it's very timely and that we should dedicate.... Even though there may not be a huge consensus on this, but since it will take not more, hopefully, than two meetings and because it's timely and it's topical and it's relevant, I would ask that the committee perhaps accept that we do this right after the forestry, and come up with some type of supporting--supporting or critical--recommendations on the decision of the government to join that partnership.
Thank you.