Concerning the time for opening remarks and questioning of witnesses, I move:
That witnesses be given five (5) minutes for their opening statements; that whenever possible, witnesses provide the committee with their opening statements 72 hours in advance; that, at the discretion of the Chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated six (6) minutes for the first questioner of each party as follows: First Round: Conservative Party Liberal Party Bloc Québécois
For the second and subsequent rounds, the order and time for questioning be as follows: Conservative Party, five (5) minutes Liberal Party, five (5) minutes Bloc Québécois, two and a half (2.5) minutes Conservative Party, five (5) minutes Liberal Party, five (5) minutes
(Motion agreed to)