Excuse me.
My view was that we were at the point where there were no more rounds of questioning for Mr. Marleau, but because there was a motion, theoretically--and maybe in fact--once a member makes a motion, all things stop and you have to deal with the motion.
I say to Mr. Dechert and all honourable colleagues that I dealt with it this way because I think you've all been around long enough to know where this might go. I'm trying to find a way in which we can deal with this in a fashion that allows all interested parties, including the minister, to have a position on the table, before the committee makes any decision as to whether or not it wants to go to the House.
If the members want to push the “follow the rules” exactly, then the chair has been in order, and hearing anybody speak after Mr. Martin moved his motion was improper. That's where we are.
At this point, if members would like to carry on a conversation with Mr. Marleau and ask a question--he is here for another few minutes--I'd be happy to do that. He'll be out of the country for the next two weeks, so this is it. But if you'd like to have some input with regard to where we go from here, that's also welcome. We'll see where we are. Keep in mind that Mr. Marleau is only here for another five minutes.
There's a point of order from Mr. Wrzesnewskyj, and make sure it's a point of order.