Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm very pleased to be back with the committee members in a role that, I remind you, I see as temporary.
I will begin by formally introducing and moving the motions that were emailed to you on Monday, June 16, 2025. They have to do with studies that I would like this committee to undertake. The first is as follows:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g) of the House of Commons, the committee undertake a study of the federal government’s financial commitments related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup as they appear in the Public Accounts of Canada; That this study examine: (a) the budgeted, committed and actual expenditures by federal departments and agencies in connection with hosting the World Cup; (b) infrastructure investments, including temporary or permanent developments in host cities such as stadiums, transportation networks and hospitality facilities; (c) costs related to event security, including coordination among the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP, provincial and municipal police forces and private security providers; (d) federal financial contributions to provinces and municipalities, including the terms and conditions of transfer agreements; (e) compliance of expenditures with federal policies on financial management, procurement and transparency; (f) the anticipated economic benefits for Canada and the accountability mechanisms in place for such expenditures; and (g) agreements with FIFA and their legal and financial implications for the federal government. That the committee draft a report and, pursuant to Standing Order 109, request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.
In my opinion, Mr. Chair, these are pieces of information that the government can provide and that can be verified. I clearly believe that there will be a huge financial hole. Is it possible to prevent that despite this government's spending and the commitments it has made? That's the intent of the motion.
Do you want to respond to that now, or do you want me to read the second motion first?