We have quorum for the purpose of conducting business, so I will call the meeting to order.
I'd like to welcome back all my colleagues.
To our guest for today, Mr. Michael Nelson, welcome to you and your officials.
Before we get to Mr. Nelson, as I explained to him off the record, we have just a small bit of business that we must conduct. There is a seminar being conducted next week, September 25 and September 26, a Monday and Tuesday, on the subject of access to information, which of course could not be more germane to this committee. During the summer we sent around notification asking whether any members were interested in attending. Six members expressed interest, so it clearly is something that some of the members wish to do.
The difficulty is that according to House rules, as the clerk advises me, anything that occurs off the Hill, whether it happens to be at the Chateau Laurier or at some hotel 50 feet away, has to be authorized by Parliament as travel. Accordingly, we would have to pass a motion today, which I would then take to the liaison committee tomorrow. If the liaison committee were to approve it, it would then have to be brought to the House leaders. A formal order of the House would have to be made before the tickets could be purchased for something that is taking place literally a week from today.
Our clerk has been on the job, which is no surprise, and he's obtained a registration price as if we were registering well in advance. There's also a promo that if you register three, you get the fourth free.
There would be nine people going--six members, the clerk, and our two researchers.
Who are the six members, Mr. Clerk?