Mr. Chair, I would like us to put this motion aside, deal with the other motions and come back to it when the whips' offices have had sufficient time to discuss it.
In good faith, all the whips have reached agreement on the routine motions that we are adopting. I have no objection to making some reasonable changes, but what the member is proposing is completely new. I was not a member of the special committee to which Mr. Green was referring, but as far as I know, no other committee has passed a motion like this. If it worked so well in committees in the last Parliament, why is it not one of the routine motions? It wasn't even proposed, no one said anything about it.
I personally am not comfortable and would like to have some time to discuss it. If a majority agrees to this motion, it will still pass at the next meeting, and I can't do anything about it. However, I would like the opportunity to have a little discussion on it.