Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I was only made aware of them this morning.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It has been done.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Usually, the motions are relatively short, and so are the translation deadlines.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  About 48 hours.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, it depends. If it's substantive and I receive it in only one language, I have to have it translated.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Maybe. If I receive it past 6 o'clock, I'm not at my office very much, so I would send it out the next morning.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, it is just 48 hours, period.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That would be up to the committee to decide. My interpretation of it in the past has been that it's 48 hours as it leaves my office—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  When the members have it in hand.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The two vice-chairs are from the opposition side.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think we'd probably have to add, “the chair or vice-chair”.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, there is no specification. We need a chair to start a meeting. The chair has to be here, in other words, because without quorum we cannot have a designated chair or an interim chair. The three would include the chair.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Or it could be the chair and two opposition members.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Or it could be the chair and one opposition and one government member.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, but Nancy makes a good point. If the vice-chair is here and the members who are here wish to proceed, then the vice-chair would chair the meeting.