Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Oct. 26th, 2010

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

It will be really up to this group as to how many questions you have for Mr. Chong. From my conversation with him, he has some short opening remarks and then we're going to ask him some questions. It's fairly narrowly focused on question period changes. I would expect that he will also have some suggestions for us on other witnesses we might want to hear from, but I would guess that we would have time at the end of Thursday's meeting for us to do a bit of that, if that's what the committee would like.

[Yasmin Ratansi, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

Do we have his private member's bill available, so we can ask him intelligent--

[The Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Angela Crandall]

It's a motion.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

We'll make sure you have it in both languages so you can ask questions on it. There's certainly been enough press on it. It's out there and we all know a bit about what it says, but I think it's grown larger than what it really does ask of this committee. But let's ask those questions of Mr. Chong on Thursday and decide whether we'll have witnesses on that.

Are there further questions of this committee today? Remember that this afternoon at 3:15 we have a delegation from Pakistan who wanted to speak to this committee. It's unofficial, it's in Room 256-S, and those members of the committee who can attend, it would be just great. So wander down right after question period and we'll move through it as quickly as we can.

It's nice to have visiting delegations who want to see us. They have some similar questions about how we deal with standing orders, how do we deal with our chief electoral officers, and that type of thing. They have a fairly similar set-up. So those of you who can attend, please do. I will be there.

Can I have a quick show of hands of those who think they might be able to spend some time with us?

[Yasmin Ratansi, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

I'll drop by.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

Madame DeBellefeuille.

[Claude DeBellefeuille, Bloc, Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC]

I would not personally be there, but our caucus chair, Mr. Plamondon, will.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

That's perfect. That would be great too.

We'll just do what we can do with them; they've asked to see us.

Anything else for the good of this committee today?

Thank you very much. A great job today.

The meeting is adjourned.