Mr. Chair, for information purposes, and out of respect for the committee members and witnesses, I would like to know how the committee works.
I am wondering whether we are cheating the witnesses out of half an hour of their allotted time. We spend a great deal of time on finding good witnesses. However, we take time to pass or introduce resolutions. We could do that after the witnesses' question period, even if it means exceeding the normal duration of the meeting. That way we would not encroach on the witnesses' time.
I may be wrong. Perhaps a committee must work this way. However, if that's the case, I find it unfortunate.
I am currently speaking, but we should be speaking with the witnesses instead. The result is that we spend the first hour on resolutions that lead nowhere.
That's my comment. I would appreciate if you could inform me of the procedure.