Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. It was more because I'm on this committee, and I was willing to provide the vehicle. I hear what you're saying. That could flow from what we hear. Then we can decide not only what we're going to do, but who's going to be involved in doing it. It's such a disparate subject, and so vast.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The only thing different from our usual rules, Chair, is that I would suggest we give them the courtesy of as much time as they want to make a fulsome and complete presentation, respecting the amount of work that they've put into it.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I hear your quandary. I just looked at it and thought, “Well, what's the downside of not having the report?” The efficient thing is to let the motion go alone. Is there anything lost? I'm not sure there is. As long as we maintain that information within our considerations, that's where it needs to be right now.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Chair, if I may, do we want to start the study before we even begin the process, or anything else, and invite the delegation in to give us their presentation, so that we can understand exactly how big the project is? From there, we can make a plan of attack. Normally, we do it the other way around, but in this case, given that it's being driven by MPs, it seems to me to make sense to give them a chance to come in, be heard and make their case.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would maybe ask Mr. Baylis if he wants to bring a representative delegation of the people involved, and let him decide who that is, how many, their presentation.... Give them their day in court. Let them take as long as they want, because it's a complex report, and then outline what they hope to get from us.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think that is an excellent idea, but I, for one, would probably.... As I've said, I'm one of those who contributed, but I'm not a major contributor. There are others—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Why not?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We can move another motion.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think we're all singing from the same page. I'm not going to say anything that might derail that. I think we're in a good place, and I hope it carries. Thanks.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Was that unanimous?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thanks, Chair. I have two things. One, it's always been our preference that any changes to the Standing Orders, just like election laws, would have agreement of all the parties. That's the first point. That is sort of our default position. Two, this is new, and it potentially changes the power structure.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Could I hear that again, please?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's okay. It's not a requirement.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Very good. Thank you, Chair. I appreciate that. Just to pick up on where Ms. Sahota left off, we could be done in 10 minutes. My sense of this is it could go either of two ways. One is we're going to be done in 10 minutes, and everybody will say yes, we'll study it and give some respect to the people who did all this work.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Write to him to ask a question.