I think it's very unfortunate that this is escalating this way and shaping into some sort of battleground, because I don't think it has to be that way. I would remind Mr. Lake that it was a vote in the House--a private member's bill, which means that each member of the House takes responsibility for how they're going to vote--that got us to today. That's why we're here. As to a minority Parliament, or whatever, it was a majority of the members of the House who decided they wanted this bill to be examined in more detail. I think that's what we should do.
Mr. Lake has a motion on the floor, so I move an amendment that his motion be deferred until we've heard from an initial number of witnesses. Then the committee can decide if they require additional meetings.