It is used by most committees. It is a motion. When motions are adopted by a committee, they can be brought forward to the House of Commons.
Now, our study, if we start it now, won't be complete until February. We're looking at having sessions through the month of December, then we have a January break, then we come back in February.
The minister has indicated that he wants to complete negotiations this year, 2007. He indicated that earlier in the year. So we have a situation where the government is pushing ahead and essentially saying that opposition members can't notify members of the House of Commons that we're conducting a study. And yes, it does have an impact on—