Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Today I have with me Marie-Andrée Lajoie--she appeared with me last week as well--
the clerk assistant, Committees Directorate, and Marc Bosc, deputy clerk of the House, in charge of procedural services.
As we had discussed last week, we have returned, first of all, with a document that we're tabling with you on rules and practices in other jurisdictions. This is with regard to dealing with in camera proceedings. We told you that we had sought out additional information, and there might be some slight revisions to the document we left with you that day.
In addition to that, there is a draft standing order, a new Standing Order 115(5), which we suggest would read as follows:
Notwithstanding Standing Orders 108(1)(a) and 113(5), and unless the committee decides to adjourn, the Chair of a standing, special, legislative, or joint committee shall suspend the meeting when the bells are sounded to call in the Members to a recorded division.
We wanted to make this as simple as possible. Reference is made to Standing Order 108(1)(a) which states that standing committees may sit when the House is sitting. Likewise, Standing Order 113(5) stipulates that legislative committees may sit when the House is sitting, and Standing Order 115 deals with committee meetings.