Mr. Chair, I have served on committees both in opposition and in government. By and large, the majority of committees on which I have served--industry, natural resources, international trade--have not had subcommittees. In my experience, those committees have functioned well. I have served in both opposition and government; I have found in both cases that committees without subcommittees work well.
When I have been a substitute on committees with subcommittees, I have often found two things: one, there is a certain level of duplication; two, subcommittees do not always tend to speak for all members, as was pointed out today. I was not informed that my whips had any sort of discussion or anything. This is complete news to me. My understanding was there was going to be an open debate.
I, for one, have an independent streak, as you are about to find out, which is a good thing around here, although not everyone thinks so. I think it will sometimes speed things up if we don't have a subcommittee, because then decisions are final, all members are included, and some members would not be excluded. I will be voting against any subcommittee.