Following along Mr. Dechert's point, to answer your question, Ms. Simson, he's absolutely right. The Speaker would provide us a legal opinion in consultation with Mr. Walsh, the very person we're here to hear from.
There are two ways to do this. We could have Mr. Walsh give us his opinion and have an answer this afternoon as to whether this motion is in order, or we could pursue the amendment and seek the Speaker to consult with the law clerk to give us a ruling.
It's prudent. There's nothing sinister about wanting to know whether we're operating within the mandate of this committee. I don't know what the concern is.