Thank you very much, colleagues. I appreciate the trust and confidence—however, the word “confidence” sometimes is bantered around here in interesting ways—that you have put in me as chair.
I'll just speak about the history of this committee. Of course, Mr. Stoffer is quite a longstanding veteran, and we have some recent veterans like Rob Clarke. I understand that Roger Gaudet is going to be joining us as well, and he's one of the veterans of the last committee. In the 39th Parliament, we had quite a good working relationship and a number of reports with unanimous consent. I hope we can carry on that tradition. I know that our veterans of all ages are expecting that, and I look forward to working with all of you.
If it pleases the committee, we can move on to routine motions, and we can finish that off in this meeting as well as the elections. Would that please the committee?
Does everybody have a copy of the routine motions? We'll use those that were adopted in the 39th Parliament as models.
We'll begin with services of analysts from the Library of Parliament. We'll go through them paragraph by paragraph.
The motion is that the committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the chair, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.
(Motion agreed to)
Subcommittee on agenda and procedure: that the subcommittee on agenda and procedure be composed of the chair, the two vice-chairs and a member of the other opposition party.
(Motion agreed to)