Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's a delight and an honour to be here in Mr. Pallister's place. I assure you all, all of the members of this committee, that I could be just as tall as Mr. Pallister if I just cinched my girdle up real tight. It's got to go somewhere, right?
This is the proposed motion that I'm presenting on his behalf. It has to do with priority of legislation and is of course designed to expedite the work of the House, which we're all very interested in.
This is a motion that the consideration and examination of any bill, government or private member's bill, that is referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade take precedence over any study or non-legislative examination. In such circumstances, the non-legislative study shall be deferred until such time as the bill is reported back to the House.
Do I speak in favour of that, Mr. Chair?