Mr. Speaker, democracy has always flourished in this House. I do not know why the opposition complains about members being allowed to vote openly for whom they want for committee chair and preferring a secret ballot.
That is what they wanted, and they got the anticipated results. The Liberal chairs that were to have been elected were elected, while the vice-chairs came from the Alliance, the Bloc, the NDP or the Conservative Party. The secret system has served them well.