Mr. Chair, in the past, of course, the committee has always been ready to consider government bills. That seems normal to me. Nothing in the Standing Orders says that a priority must be established automatically.
In fact, situations can arise. In the last session, for example, the government had six or seven bills. If we had followed the logic of the motion before us, we would not have had any time for private members' bills.
Speaking for myself, I am not ready for that. We must have a guarantee of cooperation. The government can count on our cooperation in studying its bills. However, nothing in the Standing Orders requires a committee to drop everything and give its bills priority.
As our colleague Ms. Libby Davies reminded us, the steering committee will be able to prioritize a number of things. I do not feel that it would be wise for us to support this motion.