I'm not sure if there ever has existed a motion with a day attached to it versus just giving the chairman the opportunity to introduce a motion that was passed at committee; that it actually ever defined a specific day that it would be allowed.
The stated purpose of the amendment isn't to be more generous. It isn't to allow for more time. It doesn't allow for flexibility. It simply sets a date of June 21. I've been here about eight years now, Mr. Chair, and as I recall, there has never been a day in the summer that we have actually sat on the final day as scheduled. Each and every year, we have risen on the day before the official date for the House to rise.
So the only purpose of this amendment is to thwart the government's efforts to, as they've indicated, move a motion of concurrence to be able to expand the days to allow for the private member's bill to be heard. The only purpose of the stated amendment is to ensure that, even if the motion were to pass, it would never be introduced because of the fixed timeframe surrounding the introduction from you and the reporting back of the vote on the motion.