I see. I'm not saying the decision was strictly tied to them. There were, in fact, time limits, but the effect of the limitation imposed on them was to give them much less of an opportunity than they had at report stage to debate the amendment they, themselves, had put forward. At report stage, the amendment is studied in the House of Commons, and not in a simple committee.
The two issues are indeed related. Allowing independent members to propose amendments by giving them little time to speak to the amendments prevents the members from proposing the amendments later, something they were entitled to do in the House of Commons before Bill C-60 was passed.
That is why I am urging the government to withdraw its motion or to defeat it. The fact that 1 committee out of 24 has already adopted the motion should have no bearing on our decision.