Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Good morning to everybody. Although not early Ottawa time, certainly for those of us out west, it's a much earlier feeling than it is in the capital.
Mr. Chair, I'd like to move again, as I believe procedure requires, the motion I gave notice on about three and a half weeks ago now, and that I moved close to the conclusion of the meeting this past Thursday. Then, if I could, I'd like to have a moment after moving the motion to make a couple of brief comments.
The motion is as follows:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), the committee undertake a study into issues of conflict of interest and the Lobbying Act in relation to pandemic spending, provided that: (a) the evidence and documentation received by the committee during both sessions of the 43rd Parliament on the subject be taken into consideration by the committee in the current session; (b) the committee adopt the report entitled “Questions of Conflict of Interest and Lobbying in Relation to Pandemic Spending”, originally adopted as the committee's second report in the second session of the 43rd Parliament; (c) dissenting or supplementary opinions be submitted electronically in both official languages to the clerk of the committee within 48 hours of the adoption of this motion; (d) the chair table this report in the House on or before March 31, 2022.