Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Jan. 28th, 2016

[David Christopherson, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

Where are we bringing that, Chair?

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

It is to the subcommittee meeting, which would be after the break. That's a good point though. We have to decide when exactly that would be.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

There are two things. I would suggest that in order to allow us a couple of potential opportunities with our caucuses, maybe we'd try to do that later in the week after the break week. That would be my thought on that.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Okay.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

The other thing I was going to ask, which I'm sure David would want to know as well, is who the government member is on the subcommittee, just so the two of us will know. I can't remember if we settled on one or two additional members from the government after all that.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

There are two. I think they were talking about it this morning.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

For the steering committee.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Have you picked out who will be on the steering committee?

[An hon. member]

Ruby and Arnold.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Okay, there you go—and the chair and the vice-chair and Mr. Christopherson, right?

Mr. Richards, when do you think we should have that subcommittee meeting?

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

Others might have a different opinion on it, but I personally would prefer to leave it until after our caucus meeting that week, which would normally occur on the Wednesday morning. It could be Wednesday afternoon or Thursday or whatever, but I personally would prefer to see that.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

But it's the one after the break, not next week.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

Exactly, after the break; that way there's an opportunity....

I don't know what the caucus meeting looks like for my party or for any of the others in terms of an agenda for next week. So just to allow two potential opportunities to raise it at our caucus meetings, I would prefer it to be after that.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

If we do that, what are we going to do in the Tuesday meeting after the break?

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

We may have some suggestions coming out of Thursday, right?

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Okay.

On Thursday, after your report, we will.... Let's say it's 45 minutes. We'll take 15 minutes to decide what we're doing the following Tuesday, and then we'll have an hour for Mr. Christopherson's motion.

How does that sound?

[David Christopherson, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

That sounds doable.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Are there any other comments?

I think that's a very good schedule. Seize the moment.

The meeting is adjourned.