In support of your decision on this, we understand perfectly well that these kinds of things do happen. But in point of fact, the rule we agreed to at the start of this session was simply that the 48-hour clock was based on the time the motion was actually distributed to the committee members. It's a rule, and there are a lot of occasions when these circumstances come into play. We all have to accept them and be bound by them. As you pointed out, Mr. Chair, the obvious alternative here is to move that up to other business.
I'm also cognizant of the fact that we had a shortened session today and had to cut off our witnesses' presentations and questions from members because of the inadvertent vote--I guess it wasn't inadvertent on some people's part. The day moves on here. We're past one o'clock now.
I suggest we move this to our next order of business, which will be in Winnipeg, as you suggested, and take it up there.