Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll be quick.
Members of the committee have received the motion that I had put forward, and I think it was put aside, because who knows if the bells are going to go again quickly. So we do have a motion before us:
That the motion of Tom Kmiec adopted on Thursday, April 9, 2019: “That the Committee undertake a study on allowing Canadians to bring their legally owned, U.S.-registered and plated passenger vehicles into Canada for a defined temporary period, in the same manner that U.S. citizens may do in Canada, without having to pay any taxes, duties or importation fees; that the Committee report its findings to the House no later than 90 sitting days following adoption of this motion; that the Committee make recommendations on actions the Government of Canada should undertake to adopt a border control system that allows for the temporary use of American-plated vehicles by Canadian citizens; that no less than a one-hour meeting be dedicated to this study; and that the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to its report” be rescinded and replaced with the following motion:
That the Committee undertake a study on allowing Canadians to bring their legally owned, U.S.- registered and plated passenger vehicles into Canada for a defined temporary period, in the same manner that U.S. citizens may do in Canada, without having to pay any taxes, duties or importation fees, and that a one-hour meeting be dedicated to this study and that the Committee receive an update from the Government of Canada with respect to undertaking a system that allows for the temporary use of American-plated vehicles by Canadian citizens.”
It's self-explanatory. I think that for the most part, from the discussions that I've had with members of the Conservative Party, this is going to expedite the process, as is their desire, versus spending the time. Especially given the fact that we're coming up to the end of session, I think this would be prudent for us to do.
Thank you, Madam Chair.