No, Mr. Chair, this isn't a debate.
You gave Mr. Davies the right to clarify the meaning of the adjournment of our meetings, and he then asked you to clarify the situation and tell us exactly where we stand from the previous meeting. However, the way you opened the meeting did not allow us to go in the direction that Mr. Davies mentioned.
So I humbly submit to you, Mr. Chair, that your intervention simply allowed Mr. Hanley's motion to be moved. Although he was entitled to do so, the fact remains that, in the interest of consistency and the organization of the work we have to do, I thought that common sense would lead us to settle the first issue.
Having said that, we will be faster next time.