Yes, right, it was a sweeping motion. I remember when I talked at the time, I said, “I think, Frank, this might be a bit too sweeping.” It's easier to get things through if they're modest in scope, which is part of the goal with M‑109, to make it narrow in scope. However, having said that, he was hitting at something that frustrates all of us, which is that we've allowed our practices to move us in the direction of greater centralization.
The practice of a list being submitted to the Speaker, there's no standing order about that. It's a practice. The Speaker could, in theory, say, “I'm simply not looking at that list. I'm going to see who stands up and respond to that person,” as still happens at least some of the time in the United Kingdom and in some other parliaments. However, it's difficult for the Speaker to unilaterally say they don't like that particular convention. The Speaker is all about following the precedents.
I chair my party's caucus. They don't want me to start saying I'm picking and choosing the conventions I like about how we behave there.