How will we choose our topics? We can't do it based on passion and conviction or on who speaks the loudest. I would like my idea to be taken into consideration. I'm saying that there is a process that must be followed. I have seen what happens in other committees. We haven't discussed a steering committee but we could. I suggested an idea but it hasn't been discussed.
If we have to make a decision now, then a motion has to be tabled. Yes, we have heard the preferences and the suggestions of the other committee members but a decision must be made and that decision does not only depend on us. We need to move ahead and consult the committee members.
I would therefore like to table my motion, that reads as follows:
That the Official Languages Committee study the role of post-secondary institutions in promoting linguistic duality and teaching official languages.
I am tabling this motion for all the reasons I already gave. I have a copy with me here.