Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Of course, on this side we share the sentiments about the excellent job that parliamentary security services did on October 22 in keeping all of us safe and then disposing of the threat.
I have some concerns, and we've expressed these in the House, that this is a very unusual way of proceeding. It's not just that this is in a budget implementation act, but the government used its majority to make some proposals for fundamental changes in the way Parliament operates. Normally we would not do such things as amend the Standing Orders using a government majority. We're in a difficult situation here, from my point of view, in terms of the privileges of members of Parliament.
I guess the first thing that struck me this morning was the fact that the Privy Council Office is appearing before our parliamentary committee. Can you tell me if to your knowledge this has ever happened before?