Mr. Chair, in response to that, I'd like to draw the attention of the clerks to paragraph 108(3)(a) of the Standing Orders, which actually cites in there, at the end, “and among other matters”. I'd like to reference that section.
Also, in the procedural book that's been quoted from, O'Brien and Bosc, on Standing Order 104, it says:
The standing committee may themselves initiate, without first obtaining the prior approval of the House, any study they feel it advisable to undertake insofar as it [stands] within the mandate provided to them [in] the Standing Orders.
Finally and thirdly, in addition to that, we know that this very subject has been studied by PROC in the past, because we have reports of the findings of PROC on this subject matter. I present those three points to be taken into consideration.