Translate the following English sentence to French:
"It is an important proposal and we each have an opinion on it; however, I think that, if we are to hold a proper debate on this important issue, we should have received the amendments in time."
C' est une proposition importante, sur laquelle chacun a son point de vue, mais je pense que nous n' aurions pu avoir un vrai débat sur ce sujet que si nous avions reçu à temps les amendements.