In the first two weeks I was in this House I was corrected by another hon. member because I thought just the same thing.
The fact is that a question is not technically put to any minister. A question is put to the government. At that point the government
may choose to answer or not to answer. Any member of the government may answer any question that is put to the government.
In response to your question, you can put a question to any minister or parliamentary secretary but they may or may not answer. Those are the rules of the House and that is how it works.