Procedure and House Affairs committee  The members of the committee who are sitting at the table are the ones who are the members. If a substitute is subbed in, the official member isn't here.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It has been moved by Mr. Reid that Mr. Preston be elected chair of the committee. Are there any further motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It has been moved by Mr. Scott that Mr. Lamoureux be elected second vice-chair of the committee. Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum. I must inform the members of the committee that the clerk of the committee can only receive motions for the election of the chair. The clerk cannot receive other types of motions, cannot entertain points of order, nor partic

Procedure and House Affairs committee  (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Mr. Preston duly elected chair of the committee. Before inviting Mr. Preston to take the chair, if the committee agrees, we will now proceed to the election of vice-chairs. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice-

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It has been moved by Ms. Turmel that Ms. Latendresse be elected first vice-chair of the committee. Are there any further motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Alexandrine Latendresse duly elected, in absentia, first vice-chair of the committee. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the second vice-chair must be a member of an opposition party other than the official opposition. I am

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Scott.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Mr. Lamoureux duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This has been discussed a lot in the last few years. I know there have been decisions on this, so I want to make sure that I come back with the right information.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Paragraph (a) would read, “the Clerk of the Committee shall, upon the Committee receiving such an Order of Reference, write to each Member of the House who is not a member of the committee and invite those members to file...”, and the rest is the same.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum. I must inform members that the clerk of the committee can only receive motions for the election of the chair. The clerk cannot receive other types of motions and cannot entertain points of order or participate in debate. We c

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It has been moved by Mr. Lukiwski that Mr. Joe Preston be elected chair of the committee. Are there any further motions?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Mr. Preston duly elected chair of the committee.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Before inviting Mr. Preston to take the chair, if the committee wishes, we will now proceed to the election of the vice-chairs. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice-chair must be a member of the official opposition. I am now ready to receive motions for the electio