Chair, the intent here it to adjust the language, which speaks to the concerns Mr. Dong raised in his previous intervention, and obviously addresses concerns that Mr. Fergus has. This would adjust the language per the first and second points, and then allow it to be reported to the House forthwith. That satisfies the point that Mr. Fortin raised in his intervention.
In its amended form, this is.... As I said, I supported Mr. Fortin's motion in its original form, but let's go with a bird in the hand and forget about the two in the bush, and we can all get a little of something that we were looking for here. I would encourage members to allow.... People have lots to say. We've had lots to say over the last several meetings, so let's allow the subamendment, amendment and main motion to come to a vote today.
Then on Friday we can get back to the work. We need to hear from the commissioners on the supplementary estimates; we need to give further instructions to our analysts, who have commenced their work. It would be wonderful to see the fruits of their hard and professional work be examined by the committee and then tabled in the House. We have a dozen meetings left, including today's, so let's not wipe today's meeting off how many we have left. Let's make today's meeting count. We can have three votes in fairly quick succession, still allowing time for interventions by members on all sides. Obviously, I'm prepared to support the subamendment, the amended motion, and then we can get on to the important work our committee does.