Mr. Chairman, I think that you're acting rather hastily.
When a member makes a request, it's not enough to simply say we're going to follow the established agenda and simply ignore that request. A motion was tabled, and I think we have to consider it. I think it's up to the committee and not up to the chair to decide what will go on. In my opinion, the job of the chairman consists in managing the committee, not deciding on everything that will happen there.
Therefore, if a member asks to speak, to invite a minister to appear or to have a motion adopted, I think that supercedes anything the committee does with regard to witnesses.