Yes. Please remind me if I forget one of the questions.
We can't automatically say that there will be a debate in the House. Ultimately, that decision will be made by the parties. One of us would have to table a notice of motion calling for the motion to be put before the House for consideration. I tabled one such motion in conjunction with the report on the manufacturing sector and it has yet to be acted upon. I can't say whether or not that will happen. The decision rests with the House.
The committee must decide whether or not to report to the House. I for one feel that it's imperative that we do so. At issue are government instructions to the CRTC. We're asking the government for more time to examine these instructions before it issues an implementation order. This is important. We report to the House, the home of the elected representatives of the people. We want the House to be apprised of the situation.
I want to reiterate that a debate will not automatically take place. However, I can't promise, on behalf of the Bloc, that there won't be a debate sometime in the future. I don't think anyone else can make that promise either on behalf of their party. That's not my choice. What matters to me is that we report to the House, to convey how important it is for us to have more time, since there are many issues to consider.
As for Mr. Van Kesteren, I won't get into the number of witnesses and so forth today. We've had a lot dumped on us all at once and it's a lot to process. There have been more questions raised than answers supplied. I have many questions. Our request is by no means frivolous.
Regarding our meeting schedule, I don't think we should deal with both issues at the same time. The manufacturing sector report is important to us. We spearheaded this initiative at the request of many different people. This issue is also important.
Earlier, we adopted an amendment setting the reporting deadline for no later than March 1. We need to adopt a coherent approach if we want to meet this deadline. We need to take the time to do what we have to do. If we must devote one, two or five meetings specifically to this matter, then so be it. I'm prepared to talk about how we will proceed, in so far as it is relevant to the adoption of the motion. If Conservative members maintain that they agree with the timetable and plan to vote in favour of the motion, then let's discuss it. However, if they're not prepared to adopt the motion, there is no point discussing the timetable.