Mr. Chair, this is the concern. I'm not having an argument over what the Standing Orders say. That's not what this argument is about. We understand what the Standing Orders say. We had a discussion previously about the way this committee was going to operate. That discussion was on good faith. We made the agreement that we would go televised provided that if someone wanted the floor, the floor would not be unreasonably withheld to that person who wanted the floor.
Now, I recognize that's not a standing order. We're not talking about the Standing Orders here. We're talking about an agreement—at which, I'll remind this committee, I was challenged, because I was taking so much time to get the wording of the basis upon which this agreement was made.
The wording is very clear. I had assurance from both opposition parties that the floor would not be unreasonably withheld to a member. I recognize Mr. Reid's point. It's not a standing order. But it was the agreement upon which we are moving forward.
So it's one of two things: it's either that agreement is not being honoured...or what are the grounds for not granting Ms. Sahota permission to have the floor?