Madam Chair, I just want to have the same right as my colleagues and to get the speaking time allotted to me to ask the minister questions.
I'm trying to find an amicable agreement. Right now, you're trying to put the blame on me by saying that I didn't propose this. It is certainly not the first time that arrangements have been made to allow a committee member to ask questions when possible. So, yes, I hope it will be possible to have the minister appear so that I can have my speaking time. This is something I would like to explore today with colleagues.
Another point is that the minister was scheduled for two hours. Right now, we have access to him for only one hour, so I invite my colleagues to consider whether it is realistic to simply authorize a speaking right that had normally been agreed upon for a member of this committee.