Mr. Speaker, on this point, would you reflect on one particular matter.
If a member of the government, that is a minister or a parliamentary secretary, is permitted to answer questions on behalf of committee chairs and those questions to committee chairs can only deal with the agenda of the committee, is it not the implication of this situation, then, that the government, and not the committee, controls the agenda of the committee?
I think this is a very important distinction that should be reflected upon.