Mr. Chairman, last year, government members, who were at that time opposition members, were extremely satisfied with the way in which this committee operated. As far as I know, there were never any complaints. Our chair was extremely impartial and objective. When members who had not yet spoken expressed a desire to do so, they were given the floor. Could we not continue in the same manner, as opposed to binding ourselves to a specific order of questioning for the third round?
Contrary to what Mr. Batters was saying, it could well happen that a member has not finished his or her line of questioning and that, even if he had the opportunity to do so, he would not be allowed to take the floor again because the last round would be exclusively for those members who had not yet spoken. If, one day, only six members were to attend the committee as opposed to the usual number, would we have to hear them all before taking the floor for a second time? That is not right, Mr. Chairman.