Thank you, Mr. Chair, and congratulations. Even though I only had the one experience with you, I did find that it was enjoyable, I must say.
The first part I don't have any problem with, as I'm sure that the government would be a bit concerned in terms of why it is the Liberals wouldn't even appear on the first go-round.
I don't know what sort of background work has been done in terms of tradition. For example, when the Liberals were in government, my understanding was that the opposition would start off questions. At the Manitoba legislature, and I recognize that there's a big difference between the two legislatures....
One would think, given parliamentary principle, that the official opposition should always, always, always, without exception, have the first opportunity to ask questions. Again, based on my provincial experience--but I always thought it was universal--it then goes to the next opposition party. I would have thought that this would have been the case here. Then you would go over to the government.
I would look to the analyst or to the clerk's office to get some sort of clarification on that particular point. What happened when the last majority government of Jean Chrétien was here? Was that not the case?