Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, Mr. Chair, it's in the same email.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's not common practice right now, and we are working on solutions to make staff's joining the meetings more secure.

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, could you please confirm that we're suspended?

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. If it is going to be Thursday, then I would ask that everything be sent to me in both official languages, because I may not have time to coordinate the translation on it as well.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Currently the motion of Ms. Sahota is before the committee. If she wishes to withdraw it, then it would take the unanimous consent of the committee to withdraw that and move to the consideration of deferring things to the subcommittee or to Monsieur Bergero

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. If it's okay with you, I'll just bring the motion up, and I can read it in French.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm ready. The text of the motion is as follows: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study on challenges facing populations living in fragile contexts, including an examination of issues such as education of refugee and displaced children; gender

Foreign Affairs committee  It is.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is a new motion to me. I have just received the wording of it, so I can circulate it to the members of the committee if you give me two minutes. In terms of the motion itself, there are some issues in particular with this committee that I would flag to

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, Mr. Chair. Technically, the Green Party members are all sitting as independent members. You have to have a certain number of people per party to be a recognized party. It does include all independent members.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. What I have right now is as follows: That, at the discretion of the Chair, witnesses be given 5 or more minutes for their opening statement, that wherever possible the witnesses provide their statement to the Committee 72 hours in advance; that, at the di

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Right now, the information has been put before the committee regarding the third vice-chair. It would be up to you to make a ruling on whether that motion is admissible. If it is inadmissible, then you are free to move on to other items.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll start. I'm Erica Pereira. I've been a clerk here at the House of Commons for 14 years, and I will be your clerk for this session. I'm looking forward to it.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. In the previous session, we did not have a third vice-chair. The third vice-chair position was only for the Special Committee on—