I support Mr. Davies' motion, Mr. Chair.
I have been a member of the House of Commons for only two years, so I may still be very naive concerning procedure. That said, I think that children's health is not a partisan issue. I also don't think that potential solutions are a partisan or an activist issue or that they depend on party lines.
When I call witnesses, I don't ask them who they voted for in the last election. Instead, I look for witnesses who have the expertise needed to answer my questions. I even call witnesses before they appear to let them know what kinds of questions I would like to put to them, and I ask them whether they have the knowledge needed to answer them. If the witness tells me that they do not, I find another witness, as I want to invite witnesses who have the necessary expertise to appear, be it before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, or before another committee.
I am sure that Mr. Thériault does the exact same thing for the Standing Committee on Health. It doesn't matter whether we are talking about 8%, 7%, 16%, 32% or 34%. In my humble opinion, as professionals who care about the issues we discuss, we will not select witnesses based on who they voted for in the last election or based on the amounts they may have contributed to parties during election campaigns. We select them based on their ability to answer our questions and to help us see things more clearly and suggest possible solutions, especially when it comes to children's health. So I agree with Mr. Davies.