That the motion be amended: ( a) by adding after the words “during any prorogation” in section (d) the following:“that the special committee also take into account any report on prorogation that may be forthcoming from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, and provide an analysis of the consequences of the use of prorogation as a device to avoid accountability or to silence voices that may wish to express disagreement with the government; that the committee consist of 11 members which shall include 5 members from the government party, 3 members from the Official Opposition, 2 members from the Bloc Québécois and 1 member from the New Democratic Party, provided that the Chair shall be from the Official Opposition; that the committee have all of the powers of a Standing Committee as provided in the Standing Orders; that the members to serve on the said committee be appointed by the Whip of each party depositing with the Clerk of the House a list of his or her party’s members of the committee no later than June 23, 2010; that membership substitutions be permitted to be made from time to time, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2)”; and ( b) by deleting the words “June 23, 2010” and substituting the following:“November 2, 2010”..
