I think it is relevant, Mr. Chair. I apologize to the members who don't necessarily want me to remind folks of what in fact we should be working on and talking about. I recognize that we have an amendment on the floor that we need to discuss. However, as this is my time, I think it's important. I would like to get back to finishing my discussion on this.
It's important to remind veterans and the committee about what it is we should be working on in terms of the time we have. The time we have is limited. We're here twice a week. During the sitting weeks, we have a very short calendar to get some of this stuff done.
Another such study that we should be in the middle of right now is the one MP Wilson Miao tabled. I will remind this committee of that study, as well:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a comprehensive study reviewing (a) the definition of “War”, “Wartime Service”, and “Special Duty Service; and (b) the difference, the process of determining, and criteria for Veteran’s benefits in respect of “Wartime Service” and “Special Duty Service”; that the committee hold a minimum of 4 meetings on this study; and that the committee report its comprehensive findings and recommendations to the House, the Department of National Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
I can tell you that I had a conversation, Mr. Chair, about that study this past week with some local veterans in my riding who have been asking for recognition of special service for an incredibly long time.
These are the ways we can move forward. These are just two of the studies. I haven't even discussed the motion I tabled not that long ago, back in November, that we study the experience of indigenous and Black veterans. These are compelling studies that should draw our attention. Instead, the Conservatives want to play games. They want to stymie not just the committee but also the work being done at the PMO. They want to call for a deep-sea fishing exercise to try to waste the time of this committee and the PMO.
Mr. Chair, I think it is incredibly important that we consider adjourning this debate. I will let others make that decision. However, in the half-hour we have left here, we should be getting to the business of what this committee will be doing when we come back. We haven't even discussed that. What is next on the docket? Hopefully, we'll have witnesses on Wednesday. I think it's—