Order.
Good afternoon. We're resuming meeting number 116 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, which was suspended on Thursday, April 18.
First off is avoiding audio feedback.
Before we begin today, I would like to remind all members and other meeting participants in this room of the following important preventive measures.
To prevent disruptive and potentially harmful audio feedback incidents that can cause injuries, all in-person participants are reminded to keep their earpieces away from the microphones at all times. As indicated in the communiqué from the Speaker to all members on the morning of Monday, April 29, the following measures have been taken to help prevent audio feedback incidents.
First, all earpieces have been replaced by a model that greatly reduces the probability of audio feedback. The new earpieces in front of you are black in colour, whereas the former earpieces were grey. Please use only the approved black earpiece.
By default, all unused earpieces will be unplugged at the start of the meeting.
When you are not using your earpiece, please place it face down on the middle of the sticker for this purpose that you will find on the table, as indicated. Please consult these cards on the table for guidelines to prevent audio feedback incidents.
The room layout, as you've noticed, is quite a bit different. There's an increased distance between the microphones to reduce the chance of feedback.
These measures are in place so that we can conduct our business without interruption and protect the health and safety of all participants, including the interpreters. Again, thank you for your co-operation.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, and I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of members here today.
As always, please wait until I recognize you before speaking.
We're resuming the debate on Mr. Noormohamed's motion, starting with the amendment moved by Mr. Champoux. However, as you may or may not know.... I'm just going to read this:
“That, notwithstanding the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, February 1, 2024, with respect to the review of Bill C-316, the committee schedule”—and this is a change—“a minimum of three meetings with witnesses on April 18, April 30”—which is today—“and May 2”—which is Thursday—“respectively, that the deadline for amendments be no earlier than April 30, 2024”—which is today—“and the committee begin clause-by-clause consideration no earlier than May 7, 2024.”
On May 7, of course, I believe Ms. Tait from the CBC is coming. That's a week from today.
If the amendment is, as we said, inadmissible, I think, Mr. Noormohamed, you've made those changes.
Is there any discussion on this?
Okay, we're going to move on. I was going to actually rule the motion out of order because of the dates that you first proposed, especially April 18 and so on.
I think the changes are required. We have the three meetings, and the third and final meeting would be this Thursday.
Do we all agree with these changes, then, going forward?
Go ahead, Mrs. Thomas.