Declaration of Emergency committee  That's correct. My office and I serve the House.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, I understand that to be the case.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I do. It's very important for me and for my office to do this work in an impartial way.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I think when you're dealing with those regulations, your proceedings will have to take place in camera. However, that doesn't preclude you from in camera proceedings as determined by the committee. Your committee has the authority to manage its proceedings.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I agree. Ordinarily, the core principle of committees is to be open and transparent. Some circumstances do warrant meeting in camera, however.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I think that's a defensible interpretation. The government could confirm it. Yes, it does seem that they would have already been sent to the committee.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I agree. Your proceedings would not be public either in the event that regulations like those were finally sent to you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm sorry. I did not hear the end of your question.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Looking at each of these and any other potential topics, I would really always go back to the orders of the House and ask: Is this a consideration of the use of powers pursuant to the declaration? If you look at the use made of the regulation and orders, that certainly seems to b

Declaration of Emergency committee  There are the motions of March 2 for the House and March 3 for the Senate, which created this committee.

Declaration of Emergency committee  They do, and they add the specific dates of the specific declaration.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That's a principle that's been recognized.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That's correct.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That's a principle of statutory interpretation that's raised from time to time, expressio unius est exclusio alterius, which means that stating one thing means it's ruled out elsewhere. However, in statutory interpretation, to use that, you have to have a clear intention that Par

Declaration of Emergency committee  That's a determination this committee is going to have to make. I think it shows that Parliament gave the inquiry that mandate.