Mr. Chair, we're in a minority government, and around the table we have four different parties. I think we have to recognize that no one party is going to be able to impose its will on other people and other parties. Whoever wants something around this table has to take a democratic vote and they have to rely on the goodwill of others. The sad part, in terms of committees also, is that any one of us, of the 11 sitting around the table, can see that nothing happens at this committee. One person can filibuster this committee until the end of June.
Already, at the last meeting, Mr. Anderson spent the best part of an hour giving his position on Mr. Easter's motion. Today, we've wasted another 30 minutes and we've done nothing. We spent a lot of money crossing the country hearing witnesses, and they're expecting some report from us to indicate what our suggestions and our gleanings are.
As the chair, I know you are in a very difficult position. I dealt with a committee one time that filibustered 27 hours straight, but at the end the will was there. If we have to sit 27 hours, maybe we can sit, Mr. Chair. There's no reason why we only have to meet for two hours. We can continue into the night and into tomorrow morning. In fact, we start in the afternoon and we finish the next day around noon. So let's get on with the work.
I'm not sure what you, as chair, can do. You have the parliamentary secretary bringing in a procedural motion, but the committee's intent for some time has been to look at the two motions, two in particular that have been sitting before this committee for some time--Mr. Easter's and Mr. Atamanenko's. So if Mr. Anderson wants, I suppose we can all sleep here.
But there's no way, David, you're going to win this, because you only have four people and there are seven or eight here on the other side.
I think, Mr. Chair, you have to let David make that decision.