I nevertheless have a point of order, Mr. Chair.
With all due respect, I don't think this procedure is conducive to democratic process in our committee. You know perfectly well that, if you allow Mr. Long to introduce his motion, discussion will then proceed on it, whereas we very clearly agreed that we would begin with mine.
I think we should read the minutes from time to time and take what committee members have to say into consideration. Even though we adjourned our proceedings because the meeting had ended at 5:30 p.m., as the committee schedule provides, we were supposed to resume starting with a duly introduced motion.
Furthermore, if you allowed me to continue on the motion, you would see that that we could readily accept what followed.
I don't know by what mechanism we can proceed to a vote on a point of order, but I'd like us to vote on the fact that I am challenging the way we're proceeding today.