Mr. Moore's logic would be impeccable if it did not overlook the fact that we make amendments. I do not think that it is reasonable. The bills that we have studied up to now were much less complex than Bill C-2 and we have never done the work with less than four to six hours at our disposal. The bill is 50 pages long, and we do not know all the amendments. How do we propose to get through this bill in four hours when we do not even know what all the amendments are going to be about?
The merit of Ms. Jennings' motion is that it foresees the possibility of amendments and of our needing more than four hours. That said, no one wants to sit in committee for the sake of sitting in committee. If we have finished on Tuesday, if we are all ready to pass it and to authorize the Chair to table the report, good for us! But let us face the possibility that there may be amendments, Mr. Chair. If so, the Prime Minister will just have to chill out a little and show some respect for the opposition.