Thank you Mr. Chairman.
We are fooling ourselves this morning if we think the Chair of this subcommittee will be an impartial bystander. The idea behind creating a subcommittee like this was to have one representative per party who could defend the views, ideas and positions of each party, without making this subcommittee an excessively partisan instrument.
Assigning a second member of the government party to the subcommittee will not affect the decisions made in any way, since the three representatives of the opposition parties will be in a majority. This is merely an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes and to have a clear conscience.
One representative per party is more than enough. I'm not prepared to disclose what goes on during meetings of the subcommittee, which are always held in camera. However, you know very well. Mr. Chairman, that whether or not he is a Conservative or Liberal member, the subcommittee Chair participates fully in the discussions.
Therefore, I intend to vote against this amendment. I do not feel that it is necessary to have a second representative of the government party.