Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her speech. I have two questions for her.
First, does she acknowledge that, according to House rules on normal committee membership, six of the 13 members must be Liberal? According to the Conservatives' proposal, six of the 15 members would be Liberal MPs. Maybe further down the line, there would be three Liberal members. Would she be okay with not having a Bloc Québécois member on the committee? This proposal does not follow the normal committee rules.
Second, the committee chair is usually a Liberal MP. This proposal stipulates that neither the chair nor the first or second vice-chair shall be Liberals. The party with the greatest number of seats in the House would be entitled only to the third vice-chair position. Again, playing by the Conservatives' rules, there could be committees that exclude a party represented in the House. What is the hon. member's position on these changes to committee membership?