Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm not exactly sure what the options are or what's happening, but I want to say the following. I was obviously involved, as were other members of the committee, when the topic of pay equity came up the last time before we decided to put another one in front of it, although we thought it was supposed to go before the other one. I, in no uncertain terms, would be willing to let that go. I just want that on the record. I think we had all agreed on this committee that it would be the next.
Failing any catastrophe.... Forgive me, folks; I am in my riding of Halifax West, where we are dealing with wildfires that are still running and are not under control. I have thousands of people evacuated and I have thousands of others who have been put on a 30-minute notice to be evacuated. I'm emotional and things are a bit tense, but with respect to the motion and to the study that is supposed to come next, I will not agree to let another one go before that one.
That's all I'm going to say.