I would hope, Mr. Chair, that as the new chair you would take members' concerns seriously, and I would hope you would avoid inappropriate language, because I find your choice of words very unfortunate indeed.
As Mr. Bains said, and as I have said, if the government's intention is to proceed forthwith with negotiating the agreement, as Mr. Emerson has indicated, then yes, it gives the opposition a chance to debate the motion in the House, if the government is pushing ahead. That's what we've said all along. But it fulfills the most important function, because as you know, concurrence motions also are subject to an order of precedence. It's not clear at all that any member will move the concurrence motion—