Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Housefather, I saw you turning red; I wondered if you had eaten some lobster just before you spoke. By the way, I say that with a sense of humour; it's not an insult. I certainly don't want to upset you. I was just responding to the chair's question about what's next.
I asked the question to hear the opinion of the committee members, and I gave my own opinion. I feel that my opinion is as good as yours, members of the committee. I believe that the three points of the motion have not been fully met. You say otherwise, and that is your right. But for some of us to imply things, I think that's a little uncalled for. I understand that the debate is emotional and very frustrating. We are tired, we are at the end of the session. This is an important issue. Heaven knows the Conservatives are under attack from all sides. However, I want to remind everyone in this room that prior to the removal of the proposed section 4.1, everything was running smoothly at this committee.
Also, the motion that Mr. Housefather has put forward is virtually identical to the motion that the Conservatives put forward two and a half weeks ago. Everything we have done in the last three or four days could have been done two and a half weeks ago, and our work would not have been delayed. I wanted to put things back in perspective.
With that, Mr. Chair, I think you have the answer to your question. In any event, we will meet again tomorrow. On our side, we will talk to each other and make our own decision in our organization. You will make your own decisions in your organizations.
I would ask that the meeting be adjourned, if possible, if there are no further comments. I don't want to stop anyone from speaking, but once we have gone around, I think today's meeting has been long enough. In any case, we'll see each other again tomorrow with great pleasure.