I will now call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 138 of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(1) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, the committee is considering the certificate of nomination for Caroline Maynard to the position of Information Commissioner, referred to the committee on Monday, October 21, and we are also considering the certificate of nomination for the position of Commissioner of Lobbying, referred to the committee also on Monday, October 21, 2024.
What I've decided to do, for the benefit of the committee, given the fact that we are well over an hour into this, is to put Ms. Maynard and Ms. Bélanger together on a panel. Originally, it was supposed to be separate, but respecting everybody's time.... Now, I will let the committee know that we do have up to two hours, but I'm going to leave it to the discretion of the committee to tell me when they're finished with their lines of questioning.
The other thing I'd like to do—and we've done this before—is to give Monsieur Villemure and Mr. Green an opportunity to reset the time at the hour after the questions. If the committee is okay with that, I'd like to propose that as well. Are we good?