Thank you, Mr. Chair.
As a fill-in member today, I don't know what the history of this particular committee is, but given my parliamentary experience so far, I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment that the committee must be the master of its own destiny. It certainly has to be.
But according to our parliamentary operations, every bill must be sent to committee and reported back from committee, so the committee does have an obligation, in my opinion, to deal with legislation as it comes through. If the legislation could bypass the committee and not hold up Parliament...otherwise, I think the committee is in a position where it could be in contempt of what Parliament is trying to do. And ultimately all parliamentarians are there to pass legislation and speak to the matters at the national level.
It would seem out of context for a committee, for example, to stall legislation. I fully support this addition to the routine proceedings.