I would say, though, that there's an opportunity to strengthen that role so that members are able to receive information that they might not be privy to otherwise. Also, parliamentary secretaries are not just the minister's secretary; they also are the people who work with colleagues and share information. They make announcements. They do the whole nine yards. They are privy to information that all members don't have. This would allow—and I believe strengthen—committees to have access to that information.
We have heard it said a couple of times during this Parliament that “the parliamentary secretary was there, they knew what the government was doing, and we were wasting our time”. We don't want you members to waste your time. We know your time is valuable. We have important work to do here. I believe we can strengthen that role on committees to ensure that members have access to the information that they are looking for as well, if the PS has it.