Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to move a motion that has been circulated by the clerk. The motion is as follows:
Pursuant to Standing Orders 108(1)(a) and 108(1)(c), a Subcommittee on a Code of Conduct for Members be established to conduct a thorough review of the Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Commons: Sexual Harassment;
that the Subcommittee be composed of seven (7) members, of which four (4) shall be from the Government party, two (2) from the Official Opposition, and one (1) from the NDP;
that the Whip of each party deposit with the Clerk of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs a list of his or her party's members to serve on the Subcommittee;
that the Whip of each party submit his or her initial list of members to serve on the Subcommittee no later than February 5, 2018;
that membership substitutions be permitted from time to time, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2);
that the Subcommittee be chaired by a member of the Government party and that the Member for Yukon be named Chair of the Subcommittee; and
that the Subcommittee be granted all the powers of the Committee pursuant to Standing Order 108(1).
Mr. Chair, can I make a couple of points?
I am bringing forward this motion, which I hope we're all going to support, and I anticipate we will. I recognize that in the fall there was a review of the code. However, in the past number of months with the #MeToo movement, with the Canadian Press survey, and with the rapid pace that cases are coming forward and being reported, I think the time is right and the time is now that we have a renewed focus on this code. It is for this reason that I'm moving this motion today.