Here I go with my motion, then, Madam Chair. I'll be super quick.
The motion I am putting on notice, which the honourable members already know about, reads as follows:
That the deadline for the submission of briefs in relation to the study of research and scientific publication in French be extended to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2022.
The members of the committee know that I have raised this issue before. In a nutshell, we are waiting for the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, to appear. I've already invited him. In addition, the parties had reached an agreement on October 31.
The minister is expected to appear before the committee soon. The last I heard, he should be here on December 12, and I very much hope that's the case.
Many witnesses have told me that they want to wait until after the minister's appearance to submit their briefs. As per the agreement, we were going to extend the deadline for the submission of briefs by 10 days, to take into account the minister's appearance.
That's the purpose of my motion.