Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the 70th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the changes the committee is making to the list of criteria for the selection of votable items.
The committee believes that this simplified list of criteria, modified for the first time since the establishment of the guidelines in 1987, will provide greater assistance to members whose responsibility it is to select votable items.
This report would not have been possible without the energy and dedication of the present and past members of the subcommittee on Private Members' Business. I commend also the work of the committee members and hope this new list will facilitate the work of the subcommittee members.
I also have the honour to present the 71st report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the membership of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, and I should like to move concurrence at this time.