I'm sorry; that's right. It'll pass committee.
With great respect to my friend Mr. Keddy, my second point is that I don't believe that debate in the House is the equivalent of what a committee does. Bills are referred to committee after second stage for detailed scrutiny and clause-by-clause analysis. The purpose of committee is to have a much more in-depth, rigorous examination of the wording of the bill and how each clause fits with the others. That's not the same thing as the general debate that happens at second reading, nor the debate at third reading.
Essentially, Mr. Keddy is saying that we don't really need an effective committee examination of a bill. I'm sure that's not what he meant, but that's what it sounded like.
The committee structure is a very important part of the British parliamentary system. It's an important part of the Canadian parliamentary system. I've heard no compelling reason given by the government side as to why it is vital that we ram through the Canada-Panama trade agreement in four days of committee hearings. Is there a deadline looming? Is there some imperative?