Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
On this subject, I'd like to say that I've had the opportunity to take part in subcommittee meetings. I don't know if you remember this aspect, but regardless, it enabled us to sort out some of the issues that we were going to discuss. I'm thinking in particular of the way to proceed in order to cover all of Canada, regional visits, where we'd go exactly, proposals for various scenarios for travel regarding these activities that had to do with the reports that we issued, notably on small craft harbours and the seal hunt.
Indeed, the subcommittee does not necessarily have any decision-making powers, but it is there to submit proposals, to discuss matters. This formula is a good one. There can always be some progress when there are 12 people, depending on the issue we're dealing with. However, when there's five of us—because we are talking about five people—it's much easier in a way. Moreover, we know full well that the subcommittee examines relatively specific subjects. It has happened that we've had occasion to consider future business in a more general way. As a matter of fact, we'll have occasion to do that very soon. A discussion around the wider table is more than interesting, but when the time comes to make choices or propose various scenarios, it's much more efficient with the subcommittee, in my opinion.
I agree with Mr. Kamp that the committee has its rightful place. There's no doubt that depending on the chairmanship and how our work unfolds, the subcommittee in question will have to meet more assiduously or more regularly, but that goes hand in hand with the issues we're dealing with. If we can easily have unanimity or if it's relatively easy to discuss things around the wider table, it is not necessary for the subcommittee to meet, to discuss things again, to make another decision or to propose things that have been dealt at the plenary committee. In my opinion, that's more or less the way things worked in the last Parliament. We do know that many challenges await us in this new Parliament. In my opinion, the subcommittee allows the committee to deal more easily with various issues.