Good morning colleagues.
Good morning, everyone.
I hope you had a lovely few days in the Outaouais.
Welcome to meeting number 126 of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Today we are continuing our consideration of Bill C‑377, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (need to know).
I just have a friendly reminder for witnesses and colleagues. Please make sure that your earpiece, when not in use, is placed on the sticker in front of you to protect the safety and well-being of our translators, who work so hard on our behalf.
With us today, we have two witnesses: Michel Bédard, law clerk and parliamentary counsel; and Marie-Sophie Gauthier, senior legal counsel and team leader of legal services.
Welcome.
Mr. Bédard, I'm not sure if you intend to split your time or if you'll be speaking on your own. However, we'll give you the five minutes to use, and then we'll go into our regular line of questioning. Once we hit the hour, we will suspend briefly in order to transition over to our second hour.
It looks like we're ready to go.
Mr. Bédard, the floor is yours.