Bill Blaikie on An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River

Before we commence the debate on Bill C-38, I would like to ask the House's indulgence in the sense that we are doing something that has not been done for a very long time, which is having witnesses in committee of the whole. We have some logistical problems with microphones, et cetera, so I would beg the House's indulgence as we try to do this procedure that we have no experience at.

We will have witnesses in the chamber, which is something I believe has not been done since the second world war and, in respect of that, I would recognize the government House leader on a point of order with respect to admission of a new witness to the list.