Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm amazed at the overwhelming sense of fairness and consistency the NDP picked in this particular issue. Depending on what committee it's at--I know that certainly for HR it's always been the case that we deal with the business of government or private members' bills; that takes precedence all the time. When Bill C-257 came forward, even though we were working on studies, it didn't matter; it was very quick, and easy to push aside what we were doing. Certainly, in the name of fairness and consistency across all committees, most committees handle it this way already.
I would also take into consideration my colleague's remarks. Obviously if we're working on a report there should be some type of mechanism whereby we talk about what priorities to take, but certainly, as is the case in every other committee, bills always take precedence.
Once again, this is a routine motion that happens in every committee.