With respect, I thought that was exactly what I was doing. We have the right to say what we don't like and why we don't like it and why we're opposed to it. But one of the reasons I oppose it is that the result of seeking this extension would be to provide an opportunity for legislation to come through and be passed by this committee, the principles of which have never been passed by the House at second reading. This whole exercise has the effect of changing the nature of the legislation from a private member's bill to a government bill. It does this by subterfuge, without going through second reading in the House. That's the broader point.
I know versions of this argument may have been made before—