Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all of our witnesses for being here today.
Thank you to the committee for all the good work we've been doing over this week.
I do want to take an opportunity to move a motion. Hopefully, we can get through it quickly and have more time with our witnesses before our time runs out.
It has become obvious, as we all know, that we lost part e) and part f) of the motion previously, but given the testimony we've had to this point, the urgency that is required to get these supports in place has been made very clear, not just for our tourism businesses and other organizations that are hard hit but for people in communities right across Canada, especially during the break after the House rises.
I do appreciate the points that have been raised by colleagues, especially around the cultural sector and around impacts of benefits, especially income-tested benefits, and it is with that in mind that I would like to move the following motion.
I move (a) that pursuant to the motion adopted on Monday, December 6, the Standing Committee on Finance reinvite the Minister of Canadian Heritage and officials to appear before the committee for one hour at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 13; (b) that all amendments to the bill be submitted to the clerk of the committee by 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 11; (c) that the committee proceed to clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-2 at 6 p.m. on Monday, December 13; (d) that at 10 p.m. on Monday, December 13, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment; and (e) that the chair be ordered to table the bill in the House on Tuesday, December 14.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.