Mr. Chair, your explanation certainly applies in instances where a meeting has gone on without interruption for two hours. However, what Mr. Beaulieu has pointed out and the clerk has confirmed, I think, when a given subject has been covered in an hour, we go back to starting off all the parliamentarians with six minutes of speaking time when a different subject is addressed or different witnesses are present.
In the current instance, as was the case last week when we welcomed Ms. Petitpas Taylor, we consider it a full two-hour segment. You were very generous last week, Mr. Chair, and I'd like to underscore that. You allowed the privileges to two parties, the second and third opposition parties.
I discussed things with you, Mr. Chair, and with the clerk. My understanding is that normally when there are two subjects and two sets of witnesses, we start the timing over again.