I have no idea whether I'm in order myself for making these comments, but I'm going to make a couple of comments.
The chair and the clerk are bound to arrange for witnesses and arrange for the process. If this motion carries, then we will either fill up that time or we will not fill up that time. The concern for the clerk and for me would be that if this motion were to carry, I wouldn't want to be sitting here without witnesses. If that occurred, it would be terribly embarrassing to the committee, terribly embarrassing to this place.
I don't even know whether it's appropriate for a chair to make suggestions, but I'm throwing this out as a thought: the words “as required” or “at the call of the chair”.... For example, right off the bat we have meetings from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on our first Monday back. I just raise that question. I'm just alerting the members of the committee that it is conceivable that if we abide by this motion, if it carries, then all of a sudden we might not have anything to do.
I'm wondering whether that's crossed anyone's mind or not.
Mr. Lukiwski and then Mr. Sauvageau, go ahead, please. Mr. Sauvageau had his hand up first, I think.