Environment committee  For clarification, your proposal is to provide this to the committee, an in camera document. So it's for us to read through.

Environment committee  Your original proposal was to give us a couple of days. As Mr. Cullen pointed out, it may not be—

Environment committee  My question, for clarification, is, when we then address this document, does it remain as a confidential document?

Environment committee  And we will again be dealing with it in camera.

Environment committee  It meets from 9 o'clock on Thursday. Tomorrow is Wednesday, so we're not meeting tomorrow.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a question through you to the Auditor General. Is there a proposed date for your returning to this committee, so that we can then in a public forum ask you some questions regarding the new program?

Environment committee  I appreciate the comments that have been made around the table, but we went into this with the agreement that the presentation was in camera. I think given the points that were made, and the point of order by Mr. McGuinty, at this point we should not be going any further and we should wait for the next meeting.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. When I discussed this with you yesterday, my understanding was that you had notified me and the critics of all parties--

Environment committee  Okay--notifying them that the Auditor General had requested this meeting be held in camera. I initially expressed the same kinds of concerns to you when I was told it was an in camera meeting with the Auditor General, but then when I heard it was at her request.... My background is 14 years in local government on the front lines, and there is a session that's in camera, but the vast majority of the meetings should always be public meetings.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  When will the steering committee begin to meet so the committee can make recommendations back to the main committee at our next available meeting? Can I suggest that we meet later today?

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Mr. Cullen has brought up the issue of a steering committee a number of times during this meeting. I would be open to that. I think it would be a better use of our time. The two issues are when do we schedule meetings, and who should we have as witnesses? I think a steering committee would be much more efficient, made up of one member from each party, with you as the chair.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  As I say, Mr. Cullen brought it up, so I'd like to hear from him. Maybe he'd like to make a motion.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  On a point of order, could the mover provide the makeup of the motion?

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I could recall mine. Let Mr. Bigras' amendment stand and I will withdraw mine.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Then I would move that as an amendment, Mr. Chair, and would like to speak to it.