Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague.
The second routine motion concerns technical tests for witnesses. The motion reads:
That the clerk inform each witness who is to appear before the Committee that the House Administration support team must conduct technical tests to check the connectivity and the equipment used to ensure the best possible sound quality; and that the Chair advises the Committee, at the start of each meeting, of any witness who did not perform the required technical tests.
I know that tests are done to ensure sound quality and that things have improved over the course of the meetings, but the fact remains that the interpreters sometimes comment on the quality of the sound. Personally, I almost always use the interpretation channel when I attend committee meetings.
I think it would be a good idea for this motion to be adopted and, more importantly, for the chair to inform us about it right away. Scheduling our business and calling witnesses in advance allows this procedure to be updated at each committee meeting. We think it's important that this routine motion be adopted.