Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is to clarify what Mr. Julian is saying.
I appreciate that he has his House of Commons Procedure and Practice manual, which every member has. You can get the novel at the gift shop for $200. I'm glad you're reading it, because it says on page 646, under “Length of Speeches”:
Every member of a committee may speak as often as he or she wishes and may also speak as long as he or she wishes, subject to the practice that the committee adopts in that respect. Frequently, a committee will pass motions to govern its proceedings, such as motions to regulate the length of time that members of the committee may speak, to establish the rotation of speakers...and to impose time limits for the proposal of certain types of motions or amendments.
So it states right there that it's—