Veterans Affairs committee  My name is Chad Mariage. Usually, I am the Clerk of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources. I am replacing Alexandre for this meeting.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They are from CTV and Carleton University. On the notice that was sent around, it was amended that it was going to be videotaped.

Canadian Heritage committee  Marleau and Montpetit, Mr. Chair, states on page 875 that Appointments are effective on the day they are announced by the government, not on the date the certificates are published or tabled in the House.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. By proceeding under Standing Order 110(1), the committee must wait to receive the order of reference from the House, which we have not received at this point. Once the order of reference is received, the curriculum vitae is asked for by the clerk from the g

Canadian Heritage committee  Standing Order 108(2) gives the committee a broad mandate to study anything under Canadian Heritage's portfolio. So it is a broader standing order, whereas Standing Order 110(1) is narrower in scope, in terms of the kinds of questions you can ask--

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll reread the excerpt from Marleau and Montpetit so you can get that. I'll read it from the beginning: The government is required to table in the House certified copies of all Order-in-Council appointments to non-judicial posts not later than five sitting days after they have

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chair, I don't know if you recall the example on the environment in the last Parliament. The committee can report back to the House, saying that it disagrees with the nomination. But it's ultimately the Governor in Council's call. It's ultimately the government's appointment.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Under Standing Order 108(2), you would create a new study. A study doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have five, six, seven, or ten meetings on it. It could be one meeting, but you would be creating a new study to study this particular thing.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's entirely up to the committee. The only thing I should specify is that if you wait until after your study, chances are we'll be receiving the order in council papers, the order of reference, at which point the committee only has 30 sitting days, as Standing Order 110 automa

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. The amendment to the motion, Mr. Chair, reads as follows: That the motion be amended by deleting the words “Quebec and Canadian”. (Amendment agreed to)

Agriculture committee  On page 450 of House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Mr. Chair, it is stated:As a general rule, every question that is debatable is amendable. Exceptions are the motion to adjourn for the purpose of an emergency debate.... Motions decided without debate or amendment generall

Agriculture committee  The Standing Orders state that the Standing Orders apply, insofar as they are applicable, in committee.

Agriculture committee  I'll reread the motion as per the discussion that Mr. Atamanenko and I had: That the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food write a letter to the Honourable Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada, indicating the Agriculture Committee's support for a thorough investig

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, the amendment, as far as I understand it, would be as follows: That the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food write a letter to the Honourable Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada, indicating the Agriculture Committee's support for a thorough investigat

Agriculture committee  The amendment to the motion would read as follows. I'll read the entire motion as it would be if it were to be adopted. That the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food write a letter to the Honourable Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada, indicating the Agricultur