It's my understanding that you need unanimous consent to have a shortened session like this. I don't want to shortchange a member who has a private member's bill. I think this is important. We agreed that we were going to move this up because it is important. I don't want to have a short-changed session. I think Mr. Rathgeber is entitled to the full hour without interruption. I would prefer to have him come back next meeting. I'm just not comfortable doing this in a parcelled-out fashion. Given the importance of a private member's bill and how few times members on the backbench get a chance to have their say, I think they deserve their full say.
On May 22nd, 2013. See this statement in context.