Mr. Speaker, I was in fact on the committee. The chair's ruling was appealed and upheld by a majority vote.
I believe that this matter goes beyond the internal rules of a committee. In fact, all government operations, ultimately, are being called into question. If this practice, this precedent, is important and definitive, it would alter the whole validity of each committee. So a ruling on this would be important regardless.
However, an appeal of the decision was called for, and the decision upheld by a majority vote.