I did consult with the Speaker of the House. I'll share that with you. It was under the interpretation of Standing Order 115(2). It's one of these things that is a “should”, not a “shall”, for consideration of legislation. The desire of the House is definitely that we deal with legislation first. The Standing Order is actually referenced on page 841 of Marleau and Montpetit. Let me just grab that. The “shall” comes into effect as follows:
Committee meeting rooms provided by the House of Commons are allocated according to a priority system established by a report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. The Committee’s report typically gives each committee priority of access to multi-purpose meeting rooms at set times. The Committee may adjust the room allocation system from time to time, either to reflect changes in committee structure or to take into account requests made by individual committees.
The reference here is footnote 307 on Standing Order 115(2), which goes on to read that priority shall be given to legislative work.