The member opposite is asking that we call the question--another example of a member who, like me, is new to this committee, but who is not interested in debate, is not interested in the facts, and who made up his mind a long time ago. That again suggests that unless this motion is amended, this is actually going to be one of the darker days in the history of this place.
This motion has to be amended. The amendment has to be voted on so that all members can have something to compare it with besides their partisan stubbornness--as we are showing over here, I completely agree with you. This is the issue: we are fighting to maintain the credibility of this place, to remove partisan politics out of the House of Commons, where we're supposed to be doing the good work of Canadians, not trying to get some free press time for some damn political party. This should be about Canadians, not about whether you can take a political shot and get an extra vote, or whether members opposite don't want to hear that they did exactly the same thing. This is a political opportunity for the media. That's not what you should have been elected for. That's not what I'm here for. I'm here to do the good work of the people who sent me here. If I'm blessed enough, I can help this country out. But l sure as heck am disgraced that we would keep this motion so restricted that the verdict is almost in before the ink is dry.
There is a debate that needs to go on here. It needs to be expanded. I'm going to solidly support the expanded debate.
Mr. Chair, with that, I'll leave it up to one of my other colleagues to do their very best to convince the opposition of their evil ways.