Mr. McKay...?
No, I'll tell you what: I'm ready to make a ruling on the point of order raised. I don't think I need to have any more interventions.
Just so everybody is aware, on the motions, I asked for concurrence. We were going to go ahead, as is common practice with committees when they're being reconstituted, to accept the routine motions. Those routine motions are before you. At any time, amendments can be moved on any motion that has been put before committee.
All of you have had these motions in front of you for the last few days now. They were circulated by the clerk after committee memberships were established, so you knew what the motions were. There have been some amendments made. Amendments are acceptable at any time when a motion is before the committee.
There have been amendments brought forward that are acceptable, so we're not in violation of any rules here, especially when right now we don't have any rules governing our set-up. That's what we're trying to do right now in adopting the routine motions.
So what I am going to suggest, Mr. Alexander, is that if you're moving amendments, try to move them based upon the circulation of the motions that we had before us. Amend those existing motions rather than bring forward a whole bunch of new wording, which seems to be somewhat cantankerous. I would suggest that you work on that basis.
If members want to have a quick recess to talk among yourselves about what potential amendments might be coming forward so you have a better handle on them.... But I do want to get this done today, so that if we do decide to have another meeting on Thursday, we can, or if we're going to be recessed and out of here by Thursday, hopefully, then we don't have to meet again until the fall.
That's my purpose right now. With that, I would suggest that we have a quick recess and get back at it in about five minutes.
We're suspended.