Well, Mr. Chair, we have the possibility, if the members opposite will respect the rules of the committee, to discuss that very proposition after we discuss the first motion. The very subject matter, Mr. Vellacott, is on that. We cannot get to it until we discuss the first item of business.
We have been accommodating, I think to the extreme. We have accepted the filibuster that took place. We have resubmitted the motion. We were told by the Conservatives the last time out that if we submitted it in the correct form, they would not then begin again the games of filibustering, that they would accept it.
We will be able to achieve Mr. Vellacott's purpose if we get on with voting today, move forward with the work plan, and have this report out by November 23. That will allow us to resume the work on CEPA. We understood that having made their point last Thursday, they would be acting in good faith to allow this to go forward. The clerk has contacted witnesses for Thursday. We particularly are anxious to hear from Mr. David Suzuki, who can come only on Thursday. We think if there are witnesses, which we assume the Conservatives would wish to put forward--in two official languages, we would need to have an explanation—of course they would be accepted.
But I think we should know now if the group opposite is willing to do what they said they would do last week, having made their point, and allow this point to go forward. If not, let us know.