Can I ask a question first? As the chair, I did ask the clerk to pass out a copy—I think everybody has one—of the House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Second Edition, regarding appointments.
Just for my own edification, my understanding from the clerk is that the last day to call these appointees, these particular ones, would be Friday, March 30. So are these meetings that we would have? Or is it that the subcommittee would have a discussion about the appointments and if there were an issue the full committee would hear from these appointments...?
I'm a little unsure as to exactly.... If it's that the committee do due diligence and the subcommittee have a discussion about the appointments, review them, and review their biographies, I suspect there may be agreement, but if it's in terms of adding meetings, especially during that week, I'm suspecting that's where the opposition may come from.
So just for my own clarification, if this motion passes, would we be adding meetings during the week of March 26?