Thank you.
I have to disagree with just about everything you're saying, Carrie. I think we have to differentiate the role of the chair when he or she chairs a meeting. They must do so objectively and as impartially as possible. But the chair is also here representing the Conservative government. In a few committees they represent another party, but she wears that hat.
When you get to the steering committee, which is a collegial kind of discussion group around what parties are bringing to the agenda and how to prioritize that, as the chair and as the Conservative member on that subcommittee, she represents your interests. Presumably you've had discussions, and she brings that to the table. Just like me--I'm now an associate vice-chair; I am still the only NDP member going to that subcommittee. I'm going to argue for what I advocate and what my party wants, and we're going to work it out.
I think it doesn't make sense to complicate the picture at all. We're a collegial group. We can work it out and see how it goes. I'd suggest that we go back to the original.