Mr. Chair, first of all, I think this is common courtesy. This is what we've traditionally done. We have witnesses here, so let's call them forward. We're not saying we're not going to continue this thrilling debate afterwards, but if the witnesses could come forward, maybe they could shed some light on some of the questions that Mr. St. Amand and Mr. Easter brought forward. We could then resume this debate afterwards.
Traditionally, this committee has been very hospitable toward witnesses. Call them forward and move on. If Mr. Easter has more witnesses he wants to bring up afterwards, that can be a part of the discussion after we resume debate. I'm not asking that we adjourn the meeting; I'm asking that we suspend the debate.