We will now move on to the motion dealing with notice of motions. It was the one passed during the last session:
That 48 hours' notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the Committee unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration; and that the notice of motion be filed with the clerk of the Committee and distributed to members in both official languages.
I would like to inform the members of the Committee that I have had a discussion with the clerk regarding this motion. I would like someone to move the original motion. This is because when we are discussing a deadline of 48 hours before the next meeting, according to House procedures, that means that we have until 6:00 p.m. to table a notice of motion, whereas according to committee rules, we have until 4:00 p.m. The problem is not necessarily political in nature, but rather bureaucratic. For the clerk's staff, receiving a notice of motion at 6:00 p.m. creates complications.
I will ask the clerk to explain the point that she raised.