I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.
The parliamentary principle at play here is that the recognized political parties on this committee are not the primary organizing entity to determine whether or not members get to speak on this committee and what time they get to speak. The primary principle at play here is that there are 10 members on this committee, and they should all be accorded, relatively speaking, the same amount of time for their questions and comments. It should not be divided up equally amongst the parties here. It should be divided up equally amongst the members on this committee.
With respect, Mr. Chair, what you've proposed would actually give a disproportionate amount of time to certain members of this committee, to the detriment of other members of this committee. That's not fair, nor is it in accordance with the principles on which this and other committees are constructed. It's supposed to be relative to the standings in the House of Commons and relative and proportionate to the members on this committee. That's the principle at play here, and so I fear that if we go down the path you've proposed, some members of this committee are more equal than others because they'll get a disproportionate amount of time.