Foreign Affairs committee  If the next supply day--and I don't know when it is--is on Tuesday, like it was this week, then to have the minister on Tuesday would be too late to talk about the supplementary estimates because it has to be three days before the last supply day. So it gets technical.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, usually. You can discuss it at any time.

Foreign Affairs committee  Even if we did it under committee business, to me this is an item similar to adopting a budget to travel. It's a process kind of motion. It's an internal administrative document.

Foreign Affairs committee  There is nothing in the procedure that says that we can't first do this under committee business, before we go to your motion. I don't have anything to base that on.

Foreign Affairs committee  There's no debate on Madame Lalonde's motion that the debate be adjourned, so the question is to be put right away. As for the question of whether it comes back first thing at the next meeting, I think it's something the committee has to agree on. If we put it in committee busin

Foreign Affairs committee  If you move it, yes. She can propose that debate be adjourned on the motion.

Foreign Affairs committee  After the 48-hour notice—you're not talking—?

Foreign Affairs committee  The 48-hour period is waived and there's no need for unanimous consent if that's the matter under discussion at that meeting.

Foreign Affairs committee  After the notice period is past, the member can raise it at any time.

Foreign Affairs committee  For example, as Madame Lalonde was saying, we were discussing the CIDA program, so she could have brought that up, to propose the motion right then. That is part of our routine motions.

Foreign Affairs committee  Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum. We can now proceed to the election of the chair. I am ready to receive motions to that effect. Ms. Brown.

Foreign Affairs committee  It has been moved by Ms. Brown that Mr. Sorenson be elected chair of the committee. Are there further nominations? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Mr. Sorenson duly elected chair of the committee. I

Foreign Affairs committee  It has been moved by Mr. Goldring that Mr. Patry be elected first vice-chair of the committee. Y a-t-il d'autres nominations? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion adopted and Dr. Patry elected first vice-chair of

Foreign Affairs committee  It is moved by Ms. Deschamps that Ms. Lalonde be elected second vice-chair of the committee. Are there any other motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to agree to the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Ms. Lalonde duly elected second vice-chai