That's right.
I hope that in the future you'll make a timely decision around it just by consulting with the clerk. Otherwise, it can seriously impede the work of the committee.
I wish to say to the parliamentary secretary that we've got the chair, we've got two vice-chairs, and you are the parliamentary secretary, and I was parliamentary secretary before. Normally the parliamentary secretaries bring the views of the department; they're there for clarification, but it was never meant to supercede the role of the chair, and I think that's important.