Mr. Speaker, the hon. member will know that this issue has been brought before the Board of Internal Economy on several occasions in the past.
He will know of course that the House of Commons has established internal mechanisms to deal precisely with this issue outside of the act in question.
At the same time, all members of the House must surely know that the basic principle under which we operate is that it is parliament and members of the House that have to decide when parliament is sitting, when parliament can function. We could never relegate that responsibility to anyone else. It would be wrong and probably unconstitutional.