I'm resuming the meeting.
I want to thank the witnesses again for appearing. I remind them that, if they are submitting some stuff in writing, we would need it sooner than later.
We are going to recommence with debate. Mr. Fergus, as I indicated, has the floor.
I want to remind all members of the committee about chapter 20. Under “Committees and Questions of Procedure and Privilege, Disorder and Misconduct”, it says:
In addition, the Chair may, at his or her discretion, interrupt a member whose observations and questions are repetitive or are unrelated to the matter before the committee. If the member in question persists in making repetitive or off-topic comments, the Chair can give the floor to another member. If the member refuses to yield the floor and continues talking, the Chair may suspend or adjourn the meeting.
There was a lengthy discussion about this, last time. There was a lot of information put to the committee. Let's try not to make it repetitive. If we are going to debate this, let's try to have some new information.
Mr. Fergus, you have the floor, sir.