Mr. Speaker, my colleague has a real passion for this topic and for many other topics involving the developing world, health in particular.
At the end of the member's speech she proposed an amendment to the motion, and that is the second amendment that has been proposed today. I would like to invite her to speak to both of them. The first amendment came from the government side and was put forward by the member for Pickering—Scarborough East. He did not get consent from the mover. His amendment would have allowed for the ministers who are being called before committee to make written submissions rather than appear before committee. I would invite my colleague's comments on why that amendment did not receive the consent of the mover and why it is unacceptable.
Could she also speak further to the amendment that she just put forward in terms of how she expects it to gain cross-party support?