I note that the original motion doesn't even call for a third round. The idea here is that you start with the three parties and you end with the three parties, even if it is a reduced amount of time. Then the second round allows everybody who hasn't been in the first round to ask a question.
Cheryl, you're right, there were lots of times when government members split their time, but most of the time the splitting of the time was that the government member would ask a couple of questions and then give the rest of the time to the parliamentary secretary. I think you remember that quite well.
So I don't think that's a big worry. I think the chair can ensure that every member of the committee gets a chance to ask a question in the second round who hasn't been in the first round. I like the idea of a third round because even if it was only two minutes each or three minutes each then each party then got to have a go at a question. And it's going to be easier this time out because we don't have four parties in the first round, which we did the last time. That took 28 minutes of the questioning with four parties in the first round. Now we only have three in the first round.
The second round is five minutes each and everybody gets a chance to ask a question. Then in the third round, again because we only have three parties, the division of that time would be easier. So it would meet both concerns, one that the parties be represented in the committee and that every committee member gets to ask a question. I think by putting that in the second round instead of having four in the first round there would be more opportunity to ensure that everybody got to ask a question because you take two minutes away from the total of the first round.