International Trade committee  Honourable members, I see that we have quorum. Before we proceed, I want to introduce myself for those of you who don't know me. My name is Chad Mariage. I'm going to be the clerk of the committee. This is Erica Pereira, a new colleague and a new clerk, who will be shadowing th

International Trade committee  Mr. Allison moves that Mr. Richardson be elected chair.

International Trade committee  Are there any other motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to)

International Trade committee  I declare Mr. Richardson duly elected chair of the committee. Before I invite Mr. Richardson to take the chair, if it's the committee's wish, I'll proceed to the election of the vice-chairs. That said, the first vice-chair must be a member of the official opposition. Do I have

International Trade committee  Mr. Temelkovski moves that Mr. Maloney be elected first vice-chair. Are there any other motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare Mr. Maloney duly elected first vice-chair. I can now proceed with the election of a second Vi

International Trade committee  Mr. Malo moves that Mr. Cardin be elected second Vice-Chair. Are there any other motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to)

International Trade committee  Congratulations to all of you. I now invite Mr. Richardson to take the chair.

International Trade committee  They're established by the liaison committee.

International Trade committee  Right.

International Trade committee  Standing Order 108(1), which is the standing order that's referred to, essentially just explains that a committee has the power, if it so chooses, to append dissenting or complementary opinions to any report it chooses. So it's not binding. There's no standing order that governs

International Trade committee  That was the motion that was adopted in the last session. The standing order simply says that the committee shall be...empowered...to report from time to time and to print a brief appendix to any report, after the signature of the chair, containing such opinions or recommendat

International Trade committee  Essentially the difference, Mr. Chair, is that a dissenting opinion essentially differentiates from what the committee has decided on, and a supplementary opinion is essentially just going a little bit further, not necessarily disagreeing with what's in the report, but adding cer

International Trade committee  I can read the passage that deals with supplementary reports from the book if you like. I'll just read this passage. It might be able to clarify it in the other committee. It's just a quick paragraph. A committee report reflects the opinion of the committee and not that of the

International Trade committee  The amended motion reads: That every party shall have the right to attach, as an annex, a dissenting or supplementary opinion on any report to be presented to the House of Commons by the committee; and that this dissenting or supplementary opinion shall be submitted to the cler

International Trade committee  If I understand Mr. Pallister correctly, the motion would read as follows: That the Standing Committee on International Trade conduct extensive hearings on the implications of the Canada-Korea bilateral agreement currently being negotiated, specifically hearing testimony on a