Yes. I think, Mr. Chairman, that it would be advisable to do the Bill C-18 business first, for the very simple reason that we don't know when there's going to be an election, and it would really be good if this had passed through all stages, including going on to the Senate, before there was an election called. I think this is a non-partisan issue in the sense that we all want people to be able to vote and to vote legally and within the rules that are set out by this committee.
It's my understanding, Mr. Chair, that the actual dealing with the issue on Bill C-18 is not necessarily going to be very time-consuming, because we've heard the witnesses, and most people here, I think, have an opinion on where that should stand. I think it would be eminently wise of this committee to not hold that legislation up and prevent it from being debated in the House and carried through with that stage.
I would strongly recommend to my colleagues on this committee, of which I've become a sort of semi-permanent part here, that we proceed in that way. So I speak very strongly in favour of the amendment to do Bill C-18 first.