Perfect. I'll try to read it slowly. I think our interpretation is working well.
Let me also take this opportunity to thank the interpreters.
The motion is the following:
That, in addition to the meeting already scheduled by the Standing Committee on Public Safety on December 15, 2021, to hear from the Minister of Public Safety and from departmental officials, the committee: (a) hold, by December 17, 2021, at least one (1) additional meeting to hear from Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials for a duration of three (3) hours; (b) plan, prior to the holiday break, to invite representatives from the Border Services Agency and union representatives of the agency's employees to appear for a period of three (3) hours and that this meeting be held no later than February 4, 2022; (c) plan additional meetings to hear from witnesses based on suggestions from the various parties on the committee, with the understanding that they will provide their suggestions to the clerk of the committee no later than Friday, January 14, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.; and (d) report its findings and recommendations to the House no later than February 25, 2022.
I would add that this seems to be a fairly short time frame to report back to the House. However, because this issue was put on the table in the context of an emergency, particularly because of the shootings in Montreal and other major Canadian cities, it is an urgent issue that we must address now. That is why we have a fairly short deadline to report back to the House and make specific recommendations to the government on this subject.
I will be very pleased to hear from my colleagues on this matter.
Thank you.