—carried over into this system. That is absurd.
We had no notice of this. The Canadian Forces, and above all those responsible for military justice in the Canadian Forces, had no notice in recent years that there would be 70 speakers from the NDP on this matter, which was rehearsed in two earlier parliaments, or that we would be detaining the brain trust of our Judge Advocate General's office well into the night to discuss amendments that actually relate to an amendment proposed by the government, but which had the support of the NDP, and was indeed welcomed by the NDP, in the last Parliament. In fact, they're arguing and filibustering against their own position tonight, a practice that we find petulant, that we find cynical, and that we find extremely wasteful of this committee's time.