Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to move an additional routine motion. This responds to an issue that we had in the last session of the committee. There was some confusion and debate about the application of Standing Order 106(4). This standing order applies to every regular committee and allows members of the committee to request that a meeting take place. There was some question about whether or not the standing order applies to a special committee.
In order to have clarity around that issue, I'd like to move that the chair be instructed to convene a meeting of the committee within five days of the receipt by the clerk of the committee by email of a request signed by any four members of the committee provided that a) the reasons for convening such a meeting shall be stated in the request, and b) there shall be 48 hours' notice of the meeting.
That applies the same rules that exist for all standing committees with respect to special meetings to this committee as well.