Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, if you want that to be clearly reflected in the minutes, I would propose that what you summarized is that the committee authorize the chair to set the schedule for the committee's meetings for the month of August. This would allow you the flexibility to set the meeting

Government Operations committee  Just to reiterate for my benefit and for the benefit of the analysts, if we could get the witness lists as soon as possible, it greatly increases our ability to get the witnesses you want. That's just a reminder to the members that we would appreciate receiving those witness list

Government Operations committee  Yes, Mr. Chair. The motion moved by Mr. McCauley reads as follows: That, in the context of the committee’s study on the government’s response to COVID-19 pandemic, the committee request the Parliamentary Budget Officer to provide the code 699 data set that was provided to it b

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I believe you are muted.

Government Operations committee  Yes. We can see you and hear you.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. The budget, of course, is for the study of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a total budget amount of $6,000. (Motion agreed to: yeas 10; nays 0)

Government Operations committee  I have just one clarification, Mr. Chair. If members do have suggestions for the other witnesses to be invited for June 19, I would appreciate receiving those sooner rather than later so that I may contact the witnesses. Thank you.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, Ms. Romanado wanted to intervene. Also, as a clarification, the special committee COVI will cease to exist on the 17 June. The sittings that Mr. McCauley was referring to during the summer I believe were actually sittings of the House of Co

Government Operations committee  The first is Mr. McCauley's proposal: That the committee invite the Information Commissioner and other witnesses to appear before it on June 19, 2020. (Motion agreed to: yeas 10; nays 0 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Government Operations committee  I would formulate the second motion as this: That the committee meet during the month of July and the month of August 2020, if possible during weeks when the House of Commons is scheduled to sit, at the discretion of the chair. Does that make sense?

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, sorry to interrupt. Mr. Green, unfortunately they're indicating to me that it is not. Mr. Chair, might I suggest that we proceed to the next questioner, one of our technicians can call Mr. Green, and then you can return to Mr. Green to give him his time afterwards? W

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I'm hearing interpretation now. Mr. Green, could you continue using your headset? The interpreters are indicating that the sound is better. Thank you.

Government Operations committee  I beg your pardon, Mr. Chair. I had indicated to the witnesses that they each had five minutes to make an opening statement.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I believe Mr. McCauley had a comment.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Green would like to speak, Mr. Chair.