Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to say that everyone should care about official languages issues in the country. The member for Drummond can rest assured that the procedure for the selection of witnesses will indeed be sound. The reality is that the selection of witnesses should reflect the minority Parliament we are in.
The Standing Committee on Health adopted a motion to make the selection of witnesses fairer as far as the parties are concerned, and other committees will be adopting it as well. This practice is essential in a minority Parliament. If we don't adopt this motion, the government is going to select half of all the witnesses we invite, as is customary. That can be a drawback given the diverse range of witnesses we would like to hear from.
It is something that other committees are adopting, for one. It's something that Michelle Rempel Garner proposed in the health committee, and it has worked extremely well. We are in a minority Parliament. In a minority Parliament all of us have to work together. The idea that half the witnesses go to government and the other half goes to the opposition doesn't make as much sense in a minority Parliament. That's why a number of committees are now adopting this approach.
I have no intention of doing a filibuster, but I did want to respond to some of my colleagues' comments.
If there are no further speakers, of course, Madam Chair, you could proceed to the vote.