Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I'm honoured to be here today. I have to confess that I am a bit excited but also nervous. It was on Tuesday that the government House leader, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, tabled in the House of Commons a certificate of nomination designating me to be the

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The anchor for any practice followed by any parliamentary body is going to be its rules, and the rules normally have an organic history. They are created in response to circumstances that arise and develop that have meaning over time and will occasionally shift and have to be ada

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Again, I'd have to go back to the root answer that you have to, in some sense, inform the members to help them realize what their responsibilities are. The institution is driven by a lot of partisan interest. That is almost like an engine, but it isn't necessarily the destination

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, it came through, and I think it said something “job opportunity”. It was posted online and you applied online, and then there was a terminal date and I made sure that I made my submission before the terminal date.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Well, in fact, I had to actually call PCO computer people because I was trying to enter some data and it wouldn't accept it. So I had to actually go to PCO. I said, “Make sure that data is in, because I don't want the fact that I wasn't able to properly fill in my profile to canc

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There were people from the Privy Council Office; that was for sure. There were also people from the firm that was actually managing the competition.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I believe so.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It has not that I'm aware of.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It was the challenge.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Certainly.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It is a massive book, and I would commit to doing it as quickly but as thoroughly as possible.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The notification was in the chamber on Tuesday, and I received a call from the minister on Monday evening.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you.