Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Congratulations on your election as chair of the committee.
I would like to welcome the new members of the committee and the previous members whom I recognize on either side of the table. This committee is very pleasant and I look forward to seeing how things will unfold over the next few weeks. I am pleased to be back here.
If I may, I would like us to go over every routine motion that was passed in the previous session. We would like to propose a few improvements to what was presented during the last session, including the following motion:
That the Committee may meet in camera only for the purpose of discussing: (a) wages, salaries and other employee benefits; (b) contracts and contract negotiations; (c) labour relations and personnel matters; (d) a draft report; (e) briefings concerning national security; and That all votes taken in camera be recorded in the Minutes of Proceedings, including how each member voted when recorded votes are requested.
That is one of the improvements we are suggesting. That is why we would like to review the motions individually instead of as a group.