Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Under the first column, whoever produced this document points out that this section varies from one committee to another. It actually varies wildly, with very little rhyme or reason, or logic even, sometimes. I can only argue that in many of the committees I've sat on, five or six committees, the NDP fares better than is contemplated in this outline. I would ask that this committee recognize that in the current Parliament the NDP came back with a greater number of seats. All I would ask is that it go to the makeup of previous committees I've been sitting on, even in the last Parliament, which would be, in the first round, Liberal, Bloc, NDP, government.
I have further recommendations on the second round, but I'm just serving notice, to get the debate going, that we aren't satisfied with the proposal put forward here, and I would argue for marginally and subtly better representation for the NDP in the questioning rounds.