Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The reality is that there are nine sitting weeks left. During the last two sitting weeks it will not be possible, practically speaking, to have meetings, so that means eight weeks remain. Because of House votes, our track record on this committee has been that one out of three meetings has been cancelled. That means that within the eight sitting weeks, if we stick to potentially once a week on Monday evenings, likely we would have only five or maybe six slots for meetings. In my view, that's not sufficient time to deal with all the matters in front of the committee, including this study if the motion is adopted.
I think going to twice a week would ensure that we would have sufficient time to complete the business of the committee. It's only one extra hour a week—going from three to four hours a week. It's what every other committee on the Hill does—two two-hour meetings a week.
I encourage members to defeat this amendment.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.