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  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  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