I was just going to say, Madam Chair, what you've just concluded there, which is that I imagine what would be delivered would be the same stuff that is prepared and packaged up individually that we get out of the second-floor room that's next to the opposition lobby.
I think if we want to authorize the clerk to get a few meals, as required, for the support staff. If that's the regular custom, then we should do that, but in terms of members, for people here in person, our meetings are in West Block so we have access to that same room that everybody who on House duty is going to have, so why wouldn't we just bring our own meal if we are in person? I would rather take that approach than to have to try to remember, with everything else going on, whether or not I have to tell the clerk 48 hours in advance about my presence or absence.
That would be my preference, but if we insist on having to tell the clerk, then I would suggest that the default be “no” and that you have to tell him that yes, you are going to be there so that we don't end up having a number of meals that are there because somebody forgot to say they weren't going to be there.
