I would like to raise a point of order.
I am concerned with the way the motions were dealt with in the last meeting. I reviewed it and I believe this goes to parliamentary privilege. As a member of Parliament, I have a right to put a motion forward as long as I respect due diligence, due process, 48 hours, everything else. Some of my colleagues have already gone through that process, and what we've experienced here is the tyranny of the majority. The opposition bands together and decides that my motion, anybody else's motion, doesn't matter. Only their motions matter.
I would like to know that if I put a motion forward, it's not going to get skipped over because another member of Parliament decides that his motion is more important. Frankly, I believe this goes to privilege, and I believe it is something you need to take under consideration. I'm not asking you to change a ruling you've already made, but in the future we need to have something in writing on this, because this is not an acceptable process.
We still have all these motions sitting in front of the committee. Who knows if we're ever going to get to some of the motions? Clearly, some of Mr. Easter's motions were political at the time. He had his press releases out. If he could just take them off the committee table now, we could at least move our motions forward, rather than have his motions sit there and then jump ahead of us when he has an issue of the day. I believe this is a real concern. I'm not asking you to address it now, but I'm asking you to take this under consideration and come back with some amendments, whether in writing or not, that will allow this committee to move forward in a structured process that respects the privilege of all members.
Thank you.