Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We've had a very clear indication from opposition members--from Mr. Cannis, from Mr. Cardin, and from me--that what we want to do is stay with the structure we had, which was a quorum of three, including one member of the opposition. That's been the standard practice. We don't want to deviate from that. So Mr. Cannan's saying he's providing a friendly amendment isn't quite truthful. What he's saying is directly contradictory to what the opposition parties have all indicated.
So we can't accept the motion. What we'll have to do, if you move this to a vote, is defeat this and then move a new motion that says very clearly what has been past practice: three members, including one member of the opposition. Mr. Chair, it makes sense to structure it that way.