On a point of order. I may find myself rising on a point of order that you will tell me is not a point of order. I sit in the chamber and I hear much debate about wanting to have a considered and deliberative approach of looking at bills, and as a member and a senator with individual rights who seeks answers to questions, I object completely to a process that on a knee-jerk basis time and time again with members of the opposition leadership saying “five minutes,” unless, I have noted often, it is members from that side who are asking questions of the sponsor of a bill.

I seek your intervention at least in encouraging this chamber to allow a question to finish and an answer to come as we look at trying to raise the important issues that need to be looked at in committee instead of endless numbers of second reading speeches, which may in fact serve to delay the kind of consideration that a committee can bring. Thank you.

Would any senators wish to intervene on the point of order?

Senator Lankin, I will take this under advisement. I appreciate the situation and I understand the rules of this chamber.

This is so unnecessary.

It is moved by the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that further debate be adjourned until the next sitting of the Senate.

Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion?

On division.

Carried, on division.