Madam Chair and colleagues, in other committees we've been on, it has been the chair's prerogative in terms of questioning of witnesses and the length of time they have been given for statements. If we feel that six minutes or eight minutes is enough, rather than 10 minutes, are we still going with the same assumption that it will be the prerogative of the chair and the committee, as per the study we're doing, that the length of time allotted to witnesses can be adjusted as we see fit? That then will give additional time for speaking and questions from members.
On September 28th, 2020. See this statement in context.