Thank you, committee members. The committee has returned and is now in session.
I would like to provide members of the committee with a few comments on how committees proceed with the clause-by-clause consideration of a bill, which most of you are familiar with.
As the name indicates, this is an examination of all the clauses, in the order in which they appear in the bill. I will call each clause successively, and each clause is subject to debate and a vote. If there is an amendment to the clause in question, I will recognize the member proposing it, who may explain it. Amendments will be considered in the order in which they appear in the package each member received from the clerk. During debate on an amendment, members are permitted to move subamendments.
Once every clause has been voted on, the committee will vote on the title and the bill itself, and an order to reprint the bill may be required, if amendments are adopted, so that the House has a proper copy for use at report stage. I thank the members for their attention and wish everyone a productive clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-20.
Before we get to it, I would like to recognize who's appearing here. From the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, we have Lindsay Boldt, director general, housing policy branch, as well as Jean-Sébastien Langelier, executive director, strategic policy and integration sector. From the Department of Justice we have Linda Cinanni, acting senior counsel and team leader, transport and infrastructure legal services.
Pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of clause 1, the short title, is postponed until we get to the conclusion.
(On clause 2)
We'll begin with clause 2.
Mr. Genuis, go ahead.