My second motion reads:
That, in consideration of the new mandate of the Women’s Program of Status of Women effective September 27, 2006, the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status on Women recommends the government reinstate the previous mandate for the five years and that the chair report the adoption of this motion to the House forthwith.
I have serious concerns about the new mandate and the way it will prevent the kind of advocacy and research that all the groups in our communities depend on. I'm not clear about the implications of that mandate or its ultimate effects. I'd like to hear some expert information about it, so that we could have a better sense of the effects of these changes. They're quite significant changes, and I think it's important that we be cognizant of them.