Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I just want to clarify matters to make sure I understand.
Are we talking about the number of witnesses who would be heard or the number of witnesses proposed? For the past while, members have been referring to the last meeting, where we were preparing lists. Some of the witnesses we propose may be the same in some cases, but I'm wondering about the constitution of witness groups.
To take a specific case, let's say there are two groups of three witnesses at a meeting. That would mean six witnesses. From what I understand, in that case, two witnesses would be proposed by the Liberals, two by the Conservatives, one by the Bloc and one by the NDP. Is that correct? I'd like someone to confirm that for me if that's what we are aiming for.
Then what would happen if we adopted this amendment as drafted but it were to apply to the number of witnesses who must be heard, not to the number of witnesses we can propose? There's a difference there.
Furthermore, would that be a binding or not? For example, what would happen if a witness wasn't available? In other words, would the meeting absolutely have to be held based on those proportions or not?
I'd just like some clarification.