Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I appreciate the comments from my colleagues around the table. It is a pretty conciliatory committee.
I'm new to the committee, but I have to say that I have great difficulty with the filibustering on a motion that's so straightforward that it is not setting a precedent. It's something that already exists in terms of what we're trying to accomplish and is in the best interests of democracy. It's a fair practice to make it possible for the all opposition parties to have an opportunity in the House of Commons to actually put questions to the government and actually raise issues with respect to supply, so I'm at a loss to understand how anyone could suggest that what's being proposed here today is contrary to democracy or fairness.
We have the practice. It exists. When I look at the length of time that Mr. Reid was speaking, we've been debating now for about an hour and a half on a motion that's pretty straightforward. At this point in time, I'd like to call the vote, Mr. Chair.