I'm totally fine with the amendment. Certainly I appreciate Mr. Galipeau's changing the order in the first round, which partially recognizes the parliamentary tradition that the official opposition leads off questioning. Continuing in that vein, the third party having the opportunity to speak in each round, or close to it, is also an important tradition to uphold. Certainly we appreciate the government's efforts in the past and the governing parties' efforts in the past, when we were the third or fourth party, to keep that going to make sure that all voices were heard.
We understand the principle of trying to give every person at least one speaking opportunity. I can understand that. Mr. Bélanger is the only person from the third party on the committee. Whenever I participate in debates anywhere, inevitably different people ask different questions, and you come up with potentially more questions after you have already spoken. At least the way this is proposed, even if I have already spoken, I can pass on the question to my colleagues so that they can follow up later on in the debate. That opportunity certainly exists on the governing party side, and we should make sure that it exists for the third party as well.