Mr. Chair, I sense that it is going to be very difficult for us to achieve consensus today. The committee cannot remain divided by this issue. After consulting my colleague and our assistants, I suggest that we adjourn now, because we have to go and vote in five minutes anyway. I do not want to rush this to a conclusion that will leave half the members of the committee frustrated and the other half thinking that they have somehow won. If we give ourselves another week and discuss it with our whips and other members, we could come to an understanding. This is a public session at the moment; we have fragile egos and we do not want to lose face. I do not want anyone to lose face, and I want us all to be winners. So we need a consensus that we do not have at the moment. I move that we adjourn and leave everything on the table just as it is at the moment, if that is in order.
On October 21st, 2009. See this statement in context.