There's such little institutional memory around this place. Doing the work of committees by motion is the lowest way that we can demonstrate a consensus. That's what steering committees are for. I don't know why we use motions as political hammers to say “I thought of it, you didn't”, or whatever trick this is. We've already agreed to do the study; we don't need the motion.
I don't understand why we can't make these committees work by consensus. I am indeed frustrated by it. In some committees parliamentary secretaries are tabling work plans, for heaven's sake. We can't carry on like this.