Mr. Batters mentioned the Standing Committee on Transport and the fact that the parliamentary secretary was a member of the steering committee and that this was not a problem. I have served on that committee. Policy direction is much more important to this committee and to most other committees than it is to the transport committee, which tends to focus more on technical considerations. It's important for us to know what the government is planning in the coming days in terms of a technical agenda.
The Bloc Québécois fails to see the point of making the parliamentary secretary a de fact member of the steering committee where he can influence important decisions.