With the greatest respect, Mr. Chair, I would agree with you that if the brief came in yesterday, the day before or even Friday.... These are briefs that came in two weeks ago. Yes, we do have to draw a line. The question is, when should that line be drawn? If a brief is submitted well in advance of the period in which we are considering amendments, I think we are bordering on a privilege issue.
I would shudder to think that anybody around this table thinks that.... This is Parliament, for goodness' sake. We shouldn't be waiting two weeks without even knowing if something is there. It doesn't feel right, to be very candid, that briefs are sitting in the queue, we don't know they're sitting in the queue and we're putting forward amendments. The only alternative is then to table-drop amendments after the fact.
Perhaps I'll have something more official to say. I'm just thinking out loud here. The fact that I'm not getting point of ordered speaks volumes, although I might get one now.