Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I still don't think we have clarity on your ruling on privilege. While I appreciate that you read from chapter 20 of House of Commons Procedure and Practice—I'm reading from the 2017 edition—if you had continued reading, the next paragraph says:
The Standing Orders provide that any Member, whether affiliated with a political party or sitting as an independent, may take part in the public proceedings of any committee of which he or she is not a member, unless the House or the committee in question orders otherwise.
There is no special order governing the proceedings of this particular meeting, so any member can sit down at the table and participate in the debate. If it is a timed debate and we are moving through the order, a member of Parliament may say they will share their time with another member.
Points of order can be made by any member of Parliament who sits at this table. They don't need to be substituted to do that. That is why the privilege issue has come up. You failed to recognize Mr. Genuis as a member of Parliament who is allowed to sit here.
I hope we're making the point that you can't just decide who gets recognized at committee based on their party affiliation. I hope you can clarify that, make sure you understand the rules and rule appropriately on this question of privilege.