Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's the same as for any petition. They either have to be a resident or a Canadian citizen.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As a paper copy....

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the invitation to again address the committee in its review of the House of Commons e-petition system. As you can see, and as you mentioned, I am accompanied by André Gagnon, the Deputy Clerk of Procedure. He and I, mostly he, are prepared to answer ques

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Actually, it's a very good question, and it's something we're still considering. The challenge really is to some extent that this delves into a realm that is the prerogative of the government. The government controls when Parliament will meet. It controls when the sessions will l

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The work is progressing very nicely in the Government Conference Centre, but I think the same challenge that we have here in the House remains also with the Senate. It's not simply completing the renovation and restoration work; it has to do with its operability. Just as it is wi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would have to review it. I would have to speak to people who have a better memory than I do.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In fact—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In fact, you could avoid a relay if you were given a text that said this is the English of what is going to be said in Inuktitut.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If you had the time, you could translate it. The translation is a different class of work than interpretation. Interpretation is simultaneous. You're hearing it at the same time you're speaking it. The level of concentration is far greater. If you're basically working with havin

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Again, to constantly be putting a positive spin on this, I would suspect that, if the infrastructure is properly built, then the time frame for the notice may be squeezed. No one would feel then that they were being shortchanged, in terms of the ambitions you have to introduce ad

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The only one was when I spoke to the secretary general of the European Parliament, who explained what a challenge it is. He has 10,000 employees and they move. They go from Strasbourg to Brussels, and it's a huge operation. However, they seem to be successful at it, because they'

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's because, based on the experience that I've had in the Senate, there are some senators who are very proud of their cultural heritage and who want to show that pride by speaking in their language. I suspect that would arise also in the House. We applaud ourselves quite rightly

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It was five days, because I remember.