Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I applaud the honourable member's intentions in proposing this motion, but I land somewhere between Mr. Angus and Mrs. Shanahan.
Mr. Fortin said that his motion concerned substantive motions, not necessarily amendments, if I understood correctly. The problem I have is that it could impede a member's work and infringe on their privilege to put forward a motion after hearing a witness's account or a discussion, for instance.
I suggest that we do what we've done in the past when dealing with a complicated motion: take a quick break to review the motion and ask the clerk to email it out to the members. The clerk cannot send out anything that has not been translated, so the interpreters or available staff could help translate the motion. It's important that the committee continue to have that flexibility in its proceedings.
My hope, of course, is that motions will be put forward in writing and handed out 48 hours in advance, whenever possible, but we need to retain a certain degree of flexibility, so we can deal with matters immediately and be responsive to emerging concerns.
For those reasons, I cannot support the motion, as moved.