Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm open to the possibility of keeping the 10 minutes for the witnesses. I think the members have made some good points.
I really liked Mr. Beaulieu's proposal that in the second round, the Conservatives and Liberals speak for five minutes each, the Bloc Québécois and the NDP speak for two and a half minutes each, and then the Conservatives and Liberals speak for five minutes each.
I'm not sure if that's what you just changed, Mr. Beaulieu, but I know that if we keep the 10 minutes allotted to the witnesses, we'll still be pressed for time. That's why I'm open to the possibility of keeping the speaking time of two and a half minutes, but changing the speaking order, so that the Bloc Québécois speaks third and the NDP, fourth, and then the Conservatives and Liberals would have five minutes.
I would like to mention my great appreciation to the committee for its desire to be fair in intervention, but as we all know, we face many technology challenges in virtual sessions. Time is of the essence, and we can't always be flexible, which is why I believe that now that we have the opportunity, we need to develop a formal approach to ensure that all parties have the opportunity to ask questions in the second round. We need to make sure we have a strong democracy on our committee. Again, let's recognize that five minutes may not work for everyone, but the most important thing is to make sure we hear from everyone. Let's keep the two and a half minutes for the Bloc Québécois and the NDP, but let's put them higher on the list, so that they are the third and fourth to speak.