In a committee I was in earlier today, we came to the same point and we inserted the words “subject to the discretion of the chair, the witnesses be given x minutes”. So that would give you the flexibility to give the witness longer time.
February 3rd, 2009 / 4:40 p.m.
Conservative
John Weston Conservative West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC
In a committee I was in earlier today, we came to the same point and we inserted the words “subject to the discretion of the chair, the witnesses be given x minutes”. So that would give you the flexibility to give the witness longer time.
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