Mr. Speaker, although parliamentary Standing Order 106(2) states that the chair of all parliamentary committees will be selected by the members of that committee, the Globe and Mail reports that the transport minister has already chosen the MP from Hamilton West to chair the new transport committee.
As well, the transport minister has established the agenda, which will include presentations by himself and Mr. Gerald Schwartz.
The minister has instructed his Liberal MPs on the committee on how to vote for the chair before the committee has even met. This violates the spirit and the process described in Standing Order 106(2).
Will the minister stop interfering and just allow the transport committee to function as defined in the standing orders?