All right.
In her sub-amendment, Ms. Ashton proposes that the committee proceed with clause-by-clause consideration of the bill no later than Tuesday, December 6, which would vastly limit our ability to receive the ministers and get some answers to our questions.
I'll explain why it's important that we be able to question the four ministers, particularly the Minister of Official Languages, so we can get some answers to our questions.
If we believe we're living in a democracy and that it's important to conduct parliamentary debates and to base our decisions on objective information so we can make decisions that are as informed as possible, I think it's essential that we have the time to conduct debate properly. That's the general aim, but, in this particular case, terminating our debates before December 6 would leave us virtually no time to hear from the ministers.
So as—