Thank you, Madam Chair.
First of all, I certainly speak in support of the ruling you made on the motion. I think the consideration here is that the content of this bill has to do with the Criminal Code, so we have to consider that our respective colleagues from both sides of the table will ultimately have this in front of them.
I understand that the justice committee is on the cusp of getting back into a process. I think we need to let them do their work.
Insofar as members of this committee go, Ms. Mathyssen has made some points here about the potential implications for women. That presumes, of course, that this bill will ultimately pass by the House in its current form. We really don't know that. I think it would be premature, until our colleagues on the justice committee have had an opportunity to look at this bill, to consider that.
That said, on the second point, you suggested that our committee might be able to undertake a look at the issues around the introduction of this bill. The only question I would have on that, Madam Chair, is if this committee undertook a study on that topic related to the bill, would it be possible that that report to the House wouldn't be accepted because it's not consistent with our mandate? It's a question more than anything. I understand, with regard to the rules, if we table a report in the House that's not consistent with our mandate, that it in fact couldn't be put on the list of reports by committees.