Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It may have been better to postpone the vote on this motion to next week. I seriously thought about it and I remembered that since the House resumed on September 20, I asked the minister several questions both personally and on behalf of my party. We have heard municipal union representatives from almost all regions of Canada, including two from Quebec, who were requesting an extension of the deadline.
There was a problem in Quebec due to a lack of information. Minister Courchesne, president of the Quebec Treasury Board, came to meet with Minister Strahl who has all the required information to make a decision. I think the situation has now matured enough and that the motion should be passed. We have to stop beating around the bush. Municipalities need to know if the deadline will be extended or not.
After careful thought, I have decided to support the motion, so
I put the question.