When we had the last meeting on Bill C-280 there were two witnesses who testified. One was Mr. Gallagher, and I forget the other one. I expressly asked this committee if we could call witnesses on Bill C-280. I think it was in the form of a motion. Remarkably, the motion passed for the witnesses to be called to testify. The names were given to the clerk, who arranged for the witnesses to be here. I'm not sure if they were going to appear as separate panels. Were they kept together? Their presentations weren't particularly lengthy, but they certainly had a perspective on that issue. It seems that we already decided it was okay.
I would suggest a friendly amendment to Ms. Faille's motion, to the effect that the clause-by-clause proceed at the next scheduled hearing date—which I understand is Tuesday of next week—with the opportunity to hear from the witness. I know it's a moderate delay, but it's not an overly lengthy one.
We're almost at one o'clock in any event. I'm not sure how urgently the committee wants to try to put through this motion today. Maybe you want to hear further on the motion, but as we have it—