Listen, we have agreement by the parties on a timeframe, and I expect that we'll meet that agreement. This motion is not necessary. It's absolutely not necessary.
Democracy here is being eroded stroke by stroke. This is the second time I've seen this particular motion. Once was a bad experience. I don't want the bad experience at this committee, when this committee has been relatively cooperative. I don't know where the push for this motion comes from. I don't expect that it came from you.
I want to see this trade agreement done too, but I do not want to see this trade agreement done by denying MPs, who represent the public, their right to proper discussion. This is setting a dangerous precedent, mark my words. It's wrong. I'll just say one last time that this is what you would expect to see in a totalitarian regime, not in an open democracy like Canada, and it's wrong.
I'd ask the parliamentary secretary to consider withdrawing it.