I hope he does get time, because I would love to know what that violates. Oftentimes, the opposition's position and its arguments and things it would bring to light require motions to be passed by the committee. The government has the majority; the opposition doesn't usually win votes where we move to our partisan corners. But by denying the right of opposition members to even talk about what they tried to do in camera is simply to stifle the opposition and deny them the right to have their voice. Nobody wants to talk about personnel matters or wages or legal matters, and the public will accept that. The check and balance for the public is that the opposition is in there too; it has a mandate to hold the government to account. But the kind of work that goes on, and any of us who have been in committee and know what happens in camera are appalled at how little the public knows about what's happening in committee where the real politics of dealing with issues happens.
Think about it. You move a motion in committee to hold a hearing, to ask for an answer to a question. On virtually anything, no matter how big or small, you're not allowed to talk about it. It's one thing to accept the fact that every time you move a motion you're always going to lose—
Hey guys, please keep it down. When you're drowning me out you really have to be loud.