Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'm delighted today that we're discussing a substantial amendment to the Standing Orders, in connection with which I was personally insulted. We have worked many hours on the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. The Bloc Québécois tabled a dissenting report. That said, there were a multitude of recommendations on which consensus could be reached.
It's understandable that, in an exceptional case like the COVID-19 pandemic, extraordinary measures were taken. But when it's all over and we have to make a major amendment to the Standing Orders of the House, I'm delighted that it's being tabled today. People and my fellow citizens ask us what our committee is for when, basically, decisions are made behind the scenes by the House leaders. I'll tell you something: There was no consultation between them, and that's unacceptable.
My question is this: Is this proposal going to guarantee that there will be no fast-tracking or shenanigans so as to ensure, when we talk about the Standing Orders of the House, that this won't happen again?