Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Through you, I'd like to thank Mr. Reid for being here with us today.
I want to start by saying that I, of course, support this motion and what Mr. Reid is trying to get to.
One area I wanted to check with Mr. Reid, who has much more experience than I do in this, is that there is no reference to Standing Orders 51(1), 51(2) and 51(3), which are about the requirement that, “Between the 60th and 90th sitting days of a Parliament on a day designated by a minister of the Crown...[the] House take note of the Standing Orders and procedure of the House and its committees”.
Basically, this is when we have the opportunity, once every Parliament, to have a wholesome discussion about the Standing Orders and to make recommendations. In Standing Order 51(2), we reference the expiration of proceedings deemed referred to committee.
I want to get your opinion on whether M-109 would need to encompass this part or whether this could stay as a stand-alone.