Public Accounts committee  Give me one second. It reads: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the committee undertake a study of the contracts between Public Services and Procurement Canada with Moderna, Sanofi, Pfizer, Medicago, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines (Auditor General's Report 9 and 10); That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(1), the committee order Public Services and Procurement Canada to produce a copy of each of the said contracts by forwarding them to the clerk of the committee within 15 days of the adoption of this motion, provided that they are free of any redactions; That, when these documents are received by the clerk: (a) They be available at the clerk's office for viewing by committee members only, for one week to be designated by the committee no later than 15 days following the receipt of the contracts, under the supervision of the clerk and that no personal mobile, electronic or recording devices of any kind be permitted in the room that week; and that no notes be taken out of the room.

Public Accounts committee  I would like to put on the record that there's no such thing as a “friendly amendment”. A motion was brought to the floor. I think you now have agreement among the members of the committee to adopt that motion. You could decide to vote on it with a recorded vote or adopt it by unanimous consent.

Public Accounts committee  That's on the motion that I was just asked to read.

Public Accounts committee  Again, we could vote first on the amendments that Mr. Housefather just brought, and then the motion.

Public Accounts committee  I'm going to have to do a loose translation. We have experts here. If you were listening to the French interpretation of what I read in English, you should have heard it. I will try, if I may, to interpret it live like this since I received the amendment in English only.

Public Accounts committee  I just want to make sure that it's a subamendment.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, it is.

Public Accounts committee  The department would have 15 days to actually send those documents to me. When I receive those documents, the committee would have to decide in a week to consult those documents in my office within 15 days afterward.

Public Accounts committee  Yes.

Public Accounts committee  If I may, Chair, that is something that could be done, again, if we receive those documents during the week of April 17. If the committee agrees, we could meet, and agree to do that on April 24, but—

Public Accounts committee  If the motion is adopted, yes.

Public Accounts committee  Sure. I'll need to draft it, but if the committee is in agreement....

Public Accounts committee  If I may, would you have that in writing?

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much.

Public Accounts committee  No. I will ask him.