Thank you for your generosity, Mr. McCauley.
Thank you, Mr. Chair, for pointing out that I wanted to speak.
I think it's a real shame that a motion is tabled at the beginning of the committee meeting, when we're hearing from witnesses and we have an enormous number of questions to ask them.
Mr. Drouin, it's customary for a motion to be tabled at the end of the meeting, at the last turn to speak, to let parties like the Bloc Québécois and the NDP speak and ask questions, rather than encouraging the Conservatives to filibuster.
Once again, we see that those who don't want to see Parliament move forward are on both sides of the House, and that's a real shame, because we have work to do. Some very important witnesses came today, despite the short notice they received. I'm a little disappointed. I'm not particularly interested in the substance of the motion. I think we had much better things to do today by talking to the witnesses.
I'm going to give the floor back to Mr. McCauley, whom we're going to listen to until the end of the committee meeting today. I want, once again, to point out that I think this waste of time is a real shame and could and should have been avoided.