Thank you for that clarification from the clerk. We've also heard from the House, and the Speaker has ruled numerous times that committees are creatures of their own...but we follow procedure absolutely.
The definition of quorum is a majority of members, which would be seven members for this committee. But I think it's obvious that we need to have members of the government sitting on this committee. Being in a minority government, I think that needs to be clarified. You cannot have a proper quorum unless you include members of the government in that.
If they don't want to have that number defined, I would move an amendment that quorum be defined by adding “including members of the government”.