Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to move a few amendments.
First, I feel it is obvious that the clerk can distribute the documents. But I think it should be the clerk and only the clerk.
Second, I think that it is very important to let the witnesses know, before they come here, that they have to distribute the documents in both official languages.
Third, regarding the documents that can be distributed, I think that we have to emphasize that the documents include the motions.
So I am going to suggest the following new wording:
that only the clerk of the committee be authorized to distribute to the members of the committee any documents, including motions, and that all documents that are to be distributed among the committee members must be in both official languages. The clerk shall advise all witnesses appearing before committee of this requirement.
During the last session, I was on the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. Some witnesses had great texts, but they were written in only one official language. It was a shame not to be able to hear them.
Do you want me to read it again?