I have taken this out of Marleau and Montpetit, for committees:
Questioning by members of the committee may be interrupted by the Chair, if it attempts to deal with matters considered irrelevant to the committee’s inquiry. Among the areas usually considered to be outside the scope of the committee’s study are the political affiliation of the appointee or nominee, contributions to political parties and the nature of the nomination process itself.
We've already skirted the outside of this, so please keep questioning a little closer to the qualifications of this witness.
Mr. Bélanger.