Procedure and House Affairs committee  Sorry, Madam Chair. It's Justin, the clerk, again. Unless Mr. Doherty put his hand down, I think Mr. Doherty was asking to speak, not Mr. Tochor.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, Madam Chair. We're looking into it right now. It may just be a delay as the meeting gets going, but we're looking into it. You can suspend for a brief period of time until we figure out what's going on.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's right: Ms. Blaney and then Mr. Gerretsen.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Just prior to Ms. Blaney I do have Mr. Alghabra.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I've been keeping a list. I have Mr. Turnbull, Mr. Doherty, Ms. Vecchio and Mr. Alghabra.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, my accounting of the speaking list would suggest that Mr. Lukiwski is after Mr. Gerretsen.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm still checking on that. We can continue to go for the time being, but I'm trying to get a precise indication just how long the committee can go. I'm trying to get that information and as soon as I have something definitive, I'll let you know.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The committee would suspend with the consent of the committee or the committee's suggestion that it suspend. There are Standing Orders. There is a standing order related to what happens when the bells are ringing to call members to a vote, which is essentially akin to an automatic suspension for the time it takes for you to be called to the chamber, or in this case virtually as well, to vote.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I am trying to determine that right now. I don't have an answer yet for the availability of the room or the technical staff at this point, but as soon as I do have information, I'll provide it to the chair.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I apologize for belabouring it again. As of right now, if the motion that's in the list isn't adopted, I have no authority to order any meal at all, which I think would be the effect that the committee is looking for. The option could essentially be to simply not adopt this motion and I wouldn't be authorized to order any food—you'd all be left to your own devices to bring a meal or to prepare and bring food with you when you do come to committee, if that's what you needed—as opposed to moving a separate motion indicating that no food will be provided during the pandemic.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I just wanted to make the point that your point about the discretion that I have as a clerk is true; it's discretionary. The habit of ordering standing catered lunches for PROC was one that came about because there was an interest in doing that when the entire committee was in the same room together.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I would just add for the committee's information that occasionally when there is leftover food from the catered meals, the support staff can have access to that. The catered meals, in terms of what the committee is authorized to cover, are for the members' benefit, for the members' use.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, we've now adopted Mr. Gerretsen's amendment. Ms. Blaney's amendment was adopted before that. Now, the formality of putting the whole question on the motion as amended is needed.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This question is on the motion as amended. (Motion as amended agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, yes, we haven't ordered any meals during any of the virtual meetings. The last time we had catered meals was in early March.