Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I actually agree with Mr. Siksay that the amendment he discussed just a moment ago is the fairest way to go. I'm going to move as an amendment that it be Conservative, NDP, and Conservative. Let me explain why.
What we're effectively talking about here is time allocation. We're talking about how much time each member or each party has to speak, or, if you want to look at it on a macro scale, how many opposition minutes versus Conservative minutes there are.
I have made a quick calculation. If we look at that number, it's apparent that under Mr. Siksay's proposal the opposition would still have nearly twice as much time to speak. They would have 41 minutes to ask questions versus the 27 minutes the Conservatives would have to ask questions. So they maintain the advantage they are seeking, but at least it's a little bit more proportional or more reasonable than what we were discussing prior to this.
In a spirit of compromise, I think under the circumstances if we adopt the amendment that Mr. Siksay proposed and was considering--for 41 minutes to the opposition and 27 minutes to the Conservative side--everybody would get a chance to speak. The NDP would get a chance to speak twice. I think we would be resolving the concern. I think there are very good reasons to do this.