Mr. Warawa, here is the question that was put to the table officers: In the case of a vote such as this, if a member did not vote, by what mechanism, if any, could a chair continue with the vote? If the previous issue of the decision of the chair and Mr. Cullen was not deemed pertinent to the actual question of the vote itself, how do you conduct that vote? What happens in the case of a member who decides that he wants to reflect, that he wants time?
The answer given to me, if I can summarize here briefly, was that we should follow the model in the House. In the House--correct me if I'm wrong--I don't believe members would stand and say, “I need time to vote.” And that was the advice given to us.