From my perspective, if one side of the table would be accused of being able to manipulate in this situation, surely the other side could be as well. This prevents that, does it not, by saying that it is one member of the opposition and one member of the government. Surely there is precedent in committee for manipulation to occur on both sides of the table, and I think this addresses that by saying that if one member of the opposition must be present, so shall one member of the government. So I think it's a good amendment that should proceed.
On June 21st, 2011. See this statement in context.