Finance committee  It was just to say that the way the former finance committee worked was that parties would send their lists to the clerk in a prioritized order, and the clerk would do organized panels proportionately to the weight of the parties in the House. The clerk would submit that list to

Finance committee  Also, everyone was kept informed of things as we were going along, as to who had accepted the invitation or declined the invitation, or whether invitations were outstanding.

Finance committee  They did.

Finance committee  I used to be the clerk of the finance committee. The finance committee usually had three-hour meetings, two panels per meeting, so it was a 90-minute panel, composed of six witnesses per panel.

Finance committee  Twelve witnesses per half day, for three hours.

Finance committee  They could have met two times a day.

Justice committee  I will quote from O'Brien and Bosc.

Justice committee  It states: “Under the Standing Order, the Speaker has the power to select or group motions in amendment to be proposed at report stage.” Therefore, all decisions are the Speaker's.

Justice committee  Page 783 of O'Brien and Bosc says, “Under the Standing Order, the Speaker has the power to select or group motions in amendment to be proposed at report stage.” We cannot say more than the power resides in the Speaker's hands.

Justice committee  It's just the beginning of the paragraph, so if I go back, I go back in 1985.

Justice committee  It's number 435.

Justice committee  Usually, what could have been done in committee is not done at report stage.