On a point of order, Mr. Chair.
It's perfectly reasonable if the committee decides that non-members can't speak outside of moving their own amendments, but there should be a consistent policy.
It was the decision of the government not to put their parliamentary secretaries on as members of committees. That was their choice. Traditionally, they have sat as members of the committee. As long as government members are not members of the committee, for them to have privileges as members that other non-members don't have is inconsistent and unfair to the opposition parties.