Chair, I'm just trying to reiterate in a different way what I heard, that we were trying to circumvent private members' business.
I will add that we're here today to debate the extension motion. It's very difficult to debate the extension motion—unless you want a yea or nay vote and no debate—without referencing what happened at committee, as long as we relate it back to the bill.
I'm not going to get into the content of the amendments, as you've said, because we're not here to discuss them. We're here only to take a look at an extension for Bill C-425. That's what I will focus on, an extension for Bill C-425.
I believe at this stage the extension is being sought to circumvent private members' business so that the government can carry out its own agenda.
Mr. Chair, I'm really trying to stick to the motion that is before us. The motion before us—