Mr. Chair, thank you for recognizing me.
I want to direct comments in particular to the Bloc in relation to their amendments. The department has provided us with a proposal, at our insistence, that would be a compromise in some degree and would maybe satisfy, although the Bloc proposal is inadmissible, and I suggest it would be basically on your ruling, Mr. Chair.
I think that very possibly some of the consolidation of amendments we have proposed and the compromise we have proposed may fit in with and be satisfactory to the Bloc's intention, if, subsequent to your next ruling on BQ-5, I were able to provide those to the committee. I think they would actually answer some of the questions and maybe move us along a little more quickly towards the goal of trying to finish this today, Mr. Chair.