I have a point of order, Mr. Chair, and I don't want to interrupt Ms. Chabot mid-questioning.
I want to bring up the point you made earlier regarding routine motions. I want to bring to your attention and to the committee's attention that routine motions passed by the committee on December 13, 2021, guarantee each party “time for questioning”.
A member has the right to move a motion whenever they have the floor, which triggers a debate on the motion. As debate on the motion is not spent questioning the witnesses. It cannot be counted against questions, which are guaranteed to each party. Therefore, the chair must uphold the member's right to ask questions for the allotted time to their party during routine motions.
I wanted to bring that forth, Mr. Chair, for your consideration moving forward on motions coming forward, because that wasn't how we followed the process for today.