Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Bergeron, for your motion.
The issue of pay seems to come up every now and then, but there's no effect on pay in this particular matter.
Number one, I'm already a vice-chair of the Canada-China committee. If you're vice-chair of one committee, there's no necessity for or interest in the pay for a second situation like this.
We have no interest whatsoever in making money an issue. It's an issue of your involvement in the committee and the role you play in the committee, in terms of both helping to set the agenda and being part of the committee on agenda and procedure to represent your party.
I think the idea of being a vice-chair is an important one with regard to how you represent yourself to the public, and I think it's a good recognition. We feel that it's been very useful in terms of developing policy and working with other people and working with stakeholders.