Procedure and House Affairs Committee on April 19th, 2016

Evidence of meeting #16 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 parliaments.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Initiatives toward a family-friendly House of Commons

Changes to the Standing Orders

MPs speaking

Ginette Petitpas Taylor

Arnold Chan

Also speaking

Kareen Jabre Director, Division of Programmes, Inter-Parliamentary Union

Nancy Peckford Executive Director, Equal Voice

Gary Levy As an Individual

Grace Lore Senior Researcher, Equal Voice

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Joann Garbig

12:45 p.m.

Conservative

Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON

Do you mind finding out where it has been referred?

12:45 p.m.

The Clerk

I can check.

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

We'll let you know on Thursday.

Does anyone want to do anything else today?

12:50 p.m.

Liberal

Arnold Chan Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON

Yes. The Speaker's...

12:50 p.m.

NDP

David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON

We had to bump it to Friday.

12:50 p.m.

Conservative

Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON

Arnold, this is my fault. I took it to our former Speaker, Mr. Scheer, and gave it to him to give him your comments. I meant to get it back yesterday and I simply forgot, so I'll try to get him today at the House after this meeting.

12:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Is everyone all right? There is nothing else for today.

The meeting is adjourned.