Thank you.
I want to support what my colleague Mr. Reid said. For those who were not at the meeting, I think that's proof positive that this motion would not have been brought forward with unanimous consent unless there had been a prior agreement at the House leaders meeting. It's patently obvious to me.
I want to applaud Mr. Owen for bringing what I thought under the circumstances was a pretty reasonable suggestion, that we take a deep breath and walk away from this for now. In light of what Mr. Reid has brought forward, I think that proves there was an agreement to extend until November 21. The reason we did that, as Mr. Hill has already stated, was so that staff could get together and discuss these standing orders, bring it back at some point after that discussion, allow us to agree, and move forward on which standing orders perhaps could be agreed upon and which needed further consultation. That meeting of the senior staff, or of the House leader staff at least, has not occurred. I can't understand it.