Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice-chair must be a member of the official opposition party. I am now prepared to receive a motion for the first vice-chair.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's moved by Mr. Shields that Mr. Steven Blaney take the first vice-chair. (Motion agreed to) I confirm Mr. Blaney duly elected as first vice-chair.

Canadian Heritage committee  The motion is that the debate be now adjourned. (Motion agreed to: yeas 5; nays 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Canadian Heritage committee  Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum. As clerk of the committee, I must inform members that I can only receive motions for the election of the chair. The clerk cannot receive other types of motions, cannot entertain points of order, nor participate in debate. We

Canadian Heritage committee  It's been moved by Anju Dhillon that Julie Dabrusin be elected chair of the committee. Are there any further motions?

Canadian Heritage committee  Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Julie Dabrusin duly elected chair of the committee.

Canadian Heritage committee  We can never say “guaranteed”, but when we had our production meeting that was our best estimate of when we could have it back. Everyone felt comfortable that December 8 would be doable.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can go back to the services and ask them if that is a doable day, but then again, you'd be looking at having it distributed on the sixth, so there would be very little time for members to digest the contents of the report before we have the meeting.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's if we could get it by the sixth.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, of course.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, basically we've had a production meeting with the various services that are involved in producing a report. The time estimate of the earliest time we can get the report back and distribute it to the committee would be December 8. It is still being drafted now. After it's f

Canadian Heritage committee  It's really out of our hands. It's going to translation on Tuesday. My understanding is that the drafters are going to be working on it all weekend just to meet that deadline. Unless we instruct the analysts to stop drafting now and go with what has already been written, as an in

Canadian Heritage committee  It has been moved by Mr. David Anderson that Mr. Peter Van Loan be elected as first vice-chair of the committee. Are there any further motions? Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

Canadian Heritage committee  (Motion agreed to)