As a former parliamentary secretary, it's nice to be back.
I think it would be helpful if all clerks were instructed to provide a written outline as to expectations. People come with documents. They start reading them and sometimes don't finish. So it's important they know that the documents have been distributed in advance to members, so they can go through and select the key elements and make it germane to whatever topic is being presented. They either run overtime, or don't really understand what their role is. It's incumbent upon members to have read the documentation as well.
But if there were standard written guidelines, which we're certainly looking to have, it would be helpful for both the presenters and the members.