Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  It reads as follows:That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence, and have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least five members are present, including three members of the opposition representing two parties, and two represe

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  You are right, Mr. Bigras. Rule 118 of the Standing Orders, which Mr. Hawn has just read out loud, states that quorum is 50% of the members of the committee plus one.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  It would read: “That witnesses be given ten (10) minutes to make their opening statement; That, at the discretion of the Chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated seven (7) minutes to the first questioner of each party, starting with the Opposition parties; a

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The amended motion would read as follows: That witnesses be given ten (10) minutes to make their opening statement; that, at the discretion of the Chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated seven (7) minutes to the first questioner of each party, starting wi

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Absolutely. I'll dispense with the top part. The amendment would be: “That five (5) minutes be allocated to each subsequent questioner, alternating between the parties until each member has had an opportunity to question the witnesses.”

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Mr. Bigras, on a legislative committee, if a member is replaced, he or she must be replaced by a permanent substitute. The rules are not the same as they are for a standing committee. If there is a replacement, it must be by a permanent substitute, but a further substitution can

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The 6:00 p.m. limit that Mr. Warawa refers to is the time that is normally used by the Journals Branch. To put it rather simplistically, a 48-hour notice essentially means two sleeps, a 24-hour notice means one sleep. I don't like to put things in such colloquial terms, but that

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The amended motion would read as follows: That 24 hours' notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the Committee, unless the substantive motion relates directly to the business then under consideration; that the notice of motion be filed with the clerk of

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The amended motion would read as follows: That amendments to Bill C-30 be submitted to the clerk of the Committee 48 hours prior to clause-by-clause consideration, without precluding the possibility of tabling supplementary amendments during the meeting underway. (Amendment agre

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The motion is: That all submissions and reports from the Environment Committee's study on the Kyoto Protocol in the 38th Parliament, the reports and submissions from the Environment Committee's study of Bill C-288, and the submissions from the Natural Resources Committee study

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Mr. Chair, just for the clarification of the committee, Standing Order 115 states that “Notwithstanding Standing Order 108(1)(a), no standing or standing joint committee shall sit at the same time as a legislative committee on a bill emanating from or principally affecting the sa

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  On Monday it's nine to eleven. Obviously there's no conflict there because no committees sit. On Monday evening, there are no conflicts from 5:30 until whatever time it decides on. On Tuesday it's from eleven to one.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  There are no conflicts at 5:30 until whatever time the committee decides to sit. From 3:30 to 5:30 there are conflicts. There is no conflict from 5:30 on. On Tuesday there's no conflict from eleven until whenever, except when certain votes occur in the House. Obviously, the cle

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  So Monday, nine to eleven and after 5:30; Tuesday from eleven until whenever, precluding votes.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  So Tuesday it is from nine to eleven, and then from 3:30 on. Wednesday, it's from 5:30 on. Then Thursday, it's the same thing as Tuesday, so from nine to eleven and then from 3:30 on.