Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, and they've made that choice. So it's to buttress my argument that we should have him here on the motion that I put forward, for reasons aforementioned. And you're quite right to have him on the estimates, which now have gone to another process, another forum, and that would

Foreign Affairs committee  Well, with all due respect to Mr. Goldring, I think a couple of things need to be pointed out in terms of his concerns about queue-jumping. I note that the next four motions happen to be mine, so if there's any effect or concern, I appreciate his concern about the motions I've

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I simply want to ask that we vote on bringing forward the motion I had been putting forward at the last committee meeting; that is, to have the Minister of Foreign Affairs come to discuss with this committee his record, particularly around the events in

Foreign Affairs committee  This is for all the committee members. I think on Thursday we're supposed to be meeting at 3:30. I know there is an event for the Holocaust remembrance, and many of us, I think, would want to be in attendance for that. I believe it would take us to four o'clock, for those attendi

Foreign Affairs committee  I have a point of order, Mr. Chair. The next time we return to business, we'll continue the debate on this motion?

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm sorry, the way parliamentary procedure works--

Foreign Affairs committee  Chair, I'm asking you to rule on my point of order. It's simple.

Foreign Affairs committee  On a point of order, we seem to be getting into debate around the motion as opposed to whether or not we're going to bring this motion forward.

Foreign Affairs committee  But we're debating motions. That's my point of order.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. That's all I'm asking.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Foreign Affairs committee  I think Mr. Obhrai has actually provided all of us with the arguments for my motion--the need and the cooperation that we'll receive. I simply wanted to make sure that we could get to both my motion and Mr. Obhrai's, which I see follows mine. We can coordinate this in terms of ca

Foreign Affairs committee  No, I won't get ahead of the game here. My motion has a date on it so that we can report back to the House. So no, it's about bringing him forward, and let's deal with the motion. Let's get to the vote and then we can decide that. I think the committee has to give him direction.

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, I'd like to put forward a motion to ask the foreign affairs minister to come to committee. I'd ask for that motion to be dealt with first and then to deal with the motion if that is accepted.

Foreign Affairs committee  I think I've been recognized by the chairman. Thank you.