It's just that my experience in committees that I've been on is that regularly I would ask, “Would you mind giving me a copy?” Then the chair would always say, “Well, of course, the clerk will get it. We'll make sure it's available in both official languages, as our rules require, and we'll then ensure that all members get it.”
I think it's just a good standard practice. It may not be the practice adopted here, and every committee can do its own thing, but I think it's a good general practice.