Thank you.
I certainly can appreciate Mr. Barsalou-Duval's comments on where he would like to see...because the clerk has been working very hard, and I will praise the clerk publicly here for trying to keep so many balls in the air.
Perhaps I can make a suggestion to Mr. Barsalou-Duval that witnesses who have been confirmed at the point of the adoption of this motion be kept and that the priority is given directly after. I'm worried that if we say “invited”, some people may not have responded, and that could create some confusion in the clerk's mind.
If there's been a commitment made to have witnesses come on a particular date, then this particular motion would not apply to that, and the clerk would simply slip them in as quickly as possible so the substance of the motion happens as quickly as possible. If the member were to make that motion, I would absolutely accept it as a friendly amendment.