Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to speak to the motion put forward by Mr. Martin. I think that if we want the committee to do good work, work we can be proud of, the members have to be prepared. Being prepared requires time for notice so that members can be prepared for what's to be debated.
As indicated earlier, by unanimous consent we can always work outside of these rules. These are the general guidelines. If a motion were brought forward that the committee decided it would like to move on immediately, it could do so.
At the finance committee the other day, we actually talked about this at length and talked about the general rule being two sleeps. So even though we put hours to it, essentially what we mean is it can be dealt with at the next sitting of the committee. I think that's wholly reasonable. It allows members to be prepared. It allows us to be able to plan a little better as to what we're going to be dealing with. In fairness to everyone on the committee, I think we should stand by those rules.