Evidence of meeting #144 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was signatures.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Vice-Chair  Mrs. Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, CPC)
David Natzler  Clerk of the House, United Kingdom House of Commons
David Christopherson  Hamilton Centre, NDP
André Gagnon  Deputy Clerk, Procedure
Jeremy LeBlanc  Principal Clerk, Chamber Business and Parliamentary Publications
Linda Lapointe  Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Lib.
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Andrew Lauzon

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Deputy Clerk, Procedure

André Gagnon

Thank you.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

On the Tuesday we come back, we have Bruce Stanton, Deputy Speaker of the House, who was here earlier today, for the first hour. The second hour will be the Centre Block rehabilitation witnesses from administration, related—

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Hamilton Centre, NDP

David Christopherson

Why is he here?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

He did a big article on this before we started the study.

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Hamilton Centre, NDP

David Christopherson

Yes, it was on the chamber. Okay, fine.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

The second hour will be our initial meeting on the Centre Block rehabilitation, and people from administration will report back from BOIE if they've met on this.

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Conservative

Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON

That's actually happening right now.

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Linda Lapointe Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Lib.

When we come back on March 19, we will hear Mr. Stanton. Who else is there, afterwards?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

We will hear Mr. Stanton during the first hour.

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Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Lib.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

During the second hour, the topic will be

project rehabilitation

from the Centre Block.

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Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Lib.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

We will also discuss administration, and we will hear the witnesses’ statements.

Related to Stephanie's study, the minister said she's available to come on April 9. Would that be okay?

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Calgary Midnapore, CPC

Stephanie Kusie

If that's when she's available, that's great.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

It would be Tuesday, April 9.

Go ahead, David.

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Liberal

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

I have another topic. It's a question for the analyst. In the fall of 2016 we started a study on the Standing Orders, which resulted in that famous meeting 55. I'm just curious as to whether the standing order study is still technically open.

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The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Andrew Lauzon

This committee has a permanent mandate to study the Standing Orders. Any element of the Standing Orders that interests the committee is open to study.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Scott, can you remind me where your motion is?

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Conservative

Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON

You mean the motion about the long-term vision and stuff. I have it right here. If you have a second, we can put it on notice.

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A voice

It's not on paper, though.

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Liberal

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

You can put it on notice early, Scott.

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Conservative

Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON

We have it in both official languages.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

If we have unanimous consent, we can just discuss it. It's the one about carrying forward the study.

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Liberal

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

It was about the committee's long-term vision and plan.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Go ahead, Mr. Bittle.