My motion reads as follows:
That the total number of minutes of debate allotted to each member, per amendment and sub-amendment, be limited to at most 2 minutes, and that 2 minutes also be allotted to each member to study a clause, amended or not. That the committee complete the clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-257 by the end of today, Thursday, February 15, 2007. That Bill C-257 be referred back to the House no later than Monday, February 19, 2007. That the clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-257 be completed before the committee studies other matters. That the debate on the motions concerning Bill C-257 be limited to 2 minutes per person for each motion.
Mr. Chair, if you agree to it, I would also like to argue briefly on this motion. This is a motion that respects the order of business of the House which we agreed upon amongst ourselves and according to which we were to complete our business at 5:30 this evening. In view of the current state of affairs and the delays caused by yesterday's debate, we would like to take the necessary time today to finish consideration of all the clauses before the end of the day, that is before midnight tonight. If by chance we finish earlier, so much the better, we can each of us move on to other things, but that's the very basis of this motion.
The purpose of this motion, I repeat, Mr. Chair, is to make the business that we have conducted here something constructive and that will be consistent with the expectations the House of Commons had when it directed us to study Bill C-257 on second reading.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.