Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I agree with the wording. As a committee, we have to be effective and we always strive for that. You may agree or disagree, but I also think the wording really emphasizes the witnesses, whereas we usually have a brief reference to the committee being able to invite all the witnesses it deems necessary. There is no such reference, however, so it gives the impression that we will only hear from three witnesses when there are certain things that warrant our consideration.
By way of a subamendment, therefore, I would put a comma after the word “Procurement” in Mr. Sousa's amendment, and add: “as well as any other witness the committee deems necessary”. That way we would not be limited to just three witnesses, even though they are important ones. There are no doubt other people who might wish to state their views, views that are equally important, during the eight hours we have agreed upon.