Yes, maybe they did.
Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I don't know if you'll have the clerk clarify for us further, but of course Mr. Genuis asked for actual references from House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Bosc and Gagnon, or wherever else. There may be applicable Standing orders.
We await that, but we understand, of course, “A dilatory motion is a motion designed to dispose of the original question before the committee, either for the time being or permanently.” They “do not require notice, nor can they be amended or debated....” “If a dilatory motion is accompanied by a condition, it becomes a substantive motion. It is then subject to the rules on the admissibility”, at which point it does become “debatable and amendable.”
Perhaps the clerk can expand specifically on rules or citations, as Mr. Genuis originally asked. We would also ask for an example of a precedent in this regard, whether moving that a non-member be unable to speak has ever been voted on as a dilatory motion.