The first motion reads:
That, in consideration of the funding cuts announced September 25, 2006, the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status on Women recommends the government continue funding all activities of Status of Women Canada at the 2005-2006 level or higher and that the chair report the adoption of this motion to the House forthwith.
The fact that the staff from SWC were unable to clarify where the $5 million in savings would come from leads me to be very concerned. Clearly, there hasn't been a lot of consideration given to how the department will operate without those funds. It would seem that if they are to carry out their mandate, they need staff. What really concerned me was the question from Ms. Mourani in regard to possible layoffs among the 131 staff members. This would seriously handicap the department in its ability to do their important work.
So that's the first motion. Did you want me to continue with the second?