I'd just like to say what the motion is, and if it ends up being a notice of motion, so be it, but I think there is strong rationale for creating an exception to this normal requirement.
My motion would be that the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology urges the minister to extend, for an additional 30 days beyond the current 15 days scheduled to end on May 11, the consultation period for the proposed regulatory amendments to the patented medicines regulations of the Patent Act, published in Canada Gazette Part I on April 26, 2008.
My rationale for asking for an exemption to the current rules is that obviously by the time our committee would next convene, this period of consultation on these regulations would have expired. Given that this regulatory change seemed to catch everyone by surprise, and given that we've heard this testimony only today and there is a time constraint, it seems to me only fair that our committee ought to be allowed to make such a recommendation.