The process at this committee is insane. Thank you.
It's very troubling. I have been a part of this process at other committees, and generally, there are two things that happen that are not happening here.
First, we are given a heads-up if something is determined inadmissible so that we have the opportunity to suggest something different. To surprise me at the table today is unfair. I worked with legal to accomplish an end. This was the way they recommended I achieve that end. Taking their expert advice, I've come to the table in good faith thinking I would be able to accomplish that end. I never wanted to spend money. That was not a part of what I asked to do.
That's a letdown. As a legislator, I have been let down by the system, so I'd like to know how that can be remedied, because it is very serious. It's actually a violation of my parliamentary privilege to come to this table with confidence and move exactly what I intend to move.
Second, the other process that is not going the way it needs to today is when an amendment is read out. To my colleague's point, we need to know what effect it will have on other amendments coming after. To withhold that information from us is, again, a violation of our parliamentary privilege.