This structure was brought about in the spirit of being fair. If you look at the three parties with official status, of the 327 MPs, the Liberals at 184 have 56.3% of the seats, the Conservatives 30.3%, and the NDP 13.5%. In the allocation of minutes in rotation for a 60-minute panel with a 10-minute presentation, the Liberals are actually going from 56% representation to 48% representation in the speaking order and the time allotted. The Conservatives would be going from 30.3% to 34% in the time allotted, and the NDP would be going from 13% to 17% time allotted. We were just trying to bring about some fairness to the structure.
I think, once again, these can be amended. Why don't we move along this path as we've agreed in the past in the subcommittee. If we find the six minutes is really cramping into everybody's ability to fully engage with the witnesses, then at that point we could revisit changing the time allotments.
Thank you.