Thank you, Madam Chair.
First, I tend to agree that it might be a bit soon to come up with a witness list.
Second, Mr. Virani's two motions bother me. The point of routine motions is to set some general rules that apply to the committee for the duration of its work as well as to witnesses. In some instances, we can probably all agree that two minutes is enough, but in others, we may want a whole day. I wouldn't be at all comfortable to say today how many witnesses we are going to hear from without knowing which witnesses we are talking about.
I suggest we stick to general rules here. That's not to say that Mr. Virani's idea is a bad one, but I think we can figure out those details when it comes time to discuss potential witnesses. Then, on the basis of the witnesses we want to hear from, we can decide whether it's appropriate to limit the number of witnesses on a particular afternoon to two or three, for instance, and how much time we want to give them.
Something else to consider when it comes to having panels made up of specific witnesses is that we may want to hear from witnesses on a particular topic, regardless of who requested them.
I think it might be too early to decide these things. As I said, it bothers me a bit to put, in the general rules, details that the committee will probably want to adjust depending on the witnesses who are appearing.