Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Professor Heard.
This committee is looking at the possibility of amending the Standing Orders. You've dealt with the issue of how that might happen, but you also said that, should the House of Commons decide to adopt a motion declaring that prorogation without its consent could be deemed contempt of Parliament, one might wish to have legislation accompanying such a motion to make it that much stronger.
When you discussed the possibility of legislative changes, you stated that a strong argument can be made that Parliament can legislate on the issue of prorogation without constitutional amendments being required to do so. Could you expound a little on that?