Thank you, Mr. Chair.
At this stage, it's still extremely relevant to hear from witnesses who have not yet had the chance to be heard on the bill. So, I propose a subamendment that follows up on Ms. Dancho's amendment to my original motion, meaning the famous request under Standing Order 106(4).
I move that the amendment be amended by replacing the words “eight consecutive meetings“ with the words "four consecutive meetings", in the first paragraph. I also move to delete the words "and that these meetings include committee travel across Canada, as soon as possible, to rural, northern and indigenous communities to hear from impacted individuals." Finally, we would replace the words "for four hours", in the third paragraph, with the words "for one hour". Here's the proposed text, which you will receive as I read it:
That the Committee temporarily suspend the clause-by-clause study of Bill C‑21 and that it allocate four consecutive meetings to study the effects of Amendments G‑4 and G‑46;
That the Committee invite to testify the witnesses and experts that it deem necessary to hear in order to answer the questions raised by the new concepts added by the Amendments G‑4 and G‑46 and that the Committee proceed according to the usual routine rules for the invitations of the selected witnesses;
That upon completion of the testimonies, the Minister of Public Safety appear for one hour before the Committee resumes its clause-by-clause consideration where it had been suspended and proceed according to the usual rules pursuant to Standing Order 75 of the House of Commons.
That is the version you received, but we can change it as well. Since amendments G‑4 and G‑46 were withdrawn, we could simply replace the text that mentions them to "study the content of these amendments", for example. I'm open to suggestions, but we could leave the amendment as is.