I will be speaking in French.
You can put on your earphones
maybe for the first time, I don't know.
We are in the process of improving a bill. I really want us to hear from experts. However, I am not too sure if we have to agree with the one with specific expertise in leading an advisory board and who tells us that such a board should have 19 or 20 members, or with the people who have been working on this bill for months.
Just now, we were at each other's throats, so to speak. We discussed odd phrases here and there and now we are discussing how many members the advisory board has. You can see how many we are; imagine what would happen with more than 15 people around a table. Surprisingly, I find myself agreeing with Ms. Harder. Things can get complicated with more than eight people.
The bill mentions 15 people. Canada is very big, but I find that is plenty enough to allow for some efficiency. We have to respect the thoughts of those who have worked on this bill for weeks and months. They certainly considered the number of members. I don't think that there is any scientific data to tell us a board should have 15 members, or 20.
I understand the intention here, and I commend it. I don't want anyone to be excluded but I do want it to work efficiently, that's all.
Thank you.