Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to speak in favour of the motion, as amended with a friendly amendment. As a new MP, I know we have two roles. One is our parliamentary duties, which take place here in Ottawa. The other, equally important, if not more so, is our duty to our constituents back home.
At this time of year, we have very few weeks dedicated to that. In fact, this is our final week here in the constituency until the House rises on June 21. Consequently, we have a lot of meetings booked here, often quite a bit in advance. The schedule is very jammed.
I reiterate the comments made previously by Ms. Khalid and Mrs. Shanahan. We get these things booked, and then, all of a sudden, they're upended, and we have to cancel on our constituents. It sends a very poor message.
With ArriveCAN, we've had—I don't know; I've lost track—probably 17 meetings on this, and I think half of them have happened during constituency weeks, which should not happen. Now we're at the point where we're recalling witnesses we've previously heard from, and they don't really have anything new to add.
Last Thursday, you said that we were going to have a meeting on Thursday, so I had to get coverage, which was difficult, because I have something—