Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest to the comments by our colleague from Elk Island.
I was struck by what he said at the beginning of his remarks to the effect that the reports tabled in this House are just that, tabled. The recommendations in these reports are left to the discretion of the government which, too often unfortunately, will only respond to them at election time.
He very rightly said that excellent recommendations are thus shelved and never implemented.
If I understand correctly, the motion is aimed at ensuring that any recommendation made in a report tabled in this House be immediately implemented with the agreement of the House.
I find it an interesting proposition in several respects and I will ask him to comment on this in a moment.
Is this not the proof that the procedure followed by this House for decades fails to ensure good governance? Are we not faced with obsolete procedure?
At the same time, I would suggest that he might have seen to it that members of this House have the opportunity to debate recommendations further because to endorse them just like that might be just a bit too hasty.
I believe the House procedures are somewhat outdated and should be overhauled. I would like to hear what the member has to say about this.