Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Just to bridge onto what Mr. Jean has said, what's being proposed is quite contrary to the normal practice. What's being proposed is that when we have the second round...speakers in the third round and fourth round. The NDP has one member, Mr. Cullen, and he would get four opport

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Does this legislative committee not have the authority to require a quorum to include a member of the government being present?

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We do not have that authority.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I thank you for that clarification, and I agree we should move on.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Mr. Chair, as we're talking about quorum before we move on to speaking times, under the routine motions you don't have quorum listed here, but perhaps I could clarify quorum also while we're discussing that. Quorum, I think, needs to be clear, because that was one of the issues

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  And two members of the government. That would be a quorum.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Thank you for that clarification from the clerk. We've also heard from the House, and the Speaker has ruled numerous times that committees are creatures of their own...but we follow procedure absolutely. The definition of quorum is a majority of members, which would be seven me

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Just for clarification, the motion that was just carried was for the services of analysts from the Library of Parliament? Is that what we just passed? Okay, so the next will be dealing with quorum, is that correct? Thank you.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Thank you. I appreciate your preparing the agenda for us, through the clerk. I've looked in the procedure of Marleau and Montpetit just to see what the norm is, and on page 848—

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Well, I'm going to move a motion that is different from this one. Would that be okay? Or if somebody wants to move it, I'll--

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  On page 848 it says, “That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings...” This is referring to the reduced quorum, and I think we need to both define “quorum” and “reduced quorum”. Speaking to the motion of reduced quorum, it says here: “That the Chair be authorized to hold meeti

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  [Inaudible--Editor]...a question through you, Mr. Chair, is that accepting the friendly amendment, that it be at least three members of the opposition and two members of the government for a reduced quorum.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  For clarification on the motion, Chair, through you to the mover, my understanding is that using our procedure to have these reduced quorums, there will be at least five members present, three of whom will be opposition and two of whom will be government. Is that correct? That's

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's the point I was going to make. I appreciate the comments of Mr. Bigras and Mr. Cullen about why they would like to see the steering committee. I would agree that in the previous committees we've sat on, there were some problems. I think this morning

Environment committee  I think I can talk to the other witnesses individually. I'm sorry, my time is up.