I want to raise a point of order on the procedure of our committee to move the meeting in camera.
I know the clerk will probably cite O'Brien and Bosc, second edition, which says, in the context of the types of meetings:
Committees usually switch from meeting in public to meeting in camera (and vice versa) at the suggestion of the Chair, with the implied consent of the members. If there is no such consent, a member may move a formal motion to meet in camera. The motion is decided immediately without debate or amendment.
My specific difficulty, though, is with that last line. I believe it's incorrect and has created a series of problematic practices for our committee.
Madam Chair, I could read pages of this, because we do have a procedural point as to why we shouldn't go in camera. But I can forgo doing that, because I know you want to get on to the witnesses, and that's certainly something we agree with.
There's no reason to go in camera, because this is a legitimate motion to come before the committee today. We followed the rules, so either we deal with the motion that is before us.... We feel that our opportunities to raise these issues have been very limited on this committee, so we would like to—