Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, you have…

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, I just want to make two comments. First, I have to say I am in a rather delicate position because we are already at the bargaining table discussing collective agreements. There are some things that I…

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, but we are currently in negotiations. It's a little difficult to…

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would say that the discussions are going very well. There is no doubt that if people are coming to talk to you, they are most likely unhappy about something. Having said that, I believe that relations between workers and the House, as an employer, are very good and that the ben

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Part 3 has not been proclaimed, but employees have immediate access to the policy now in effect. They are not without protection.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I know that for some time, that was one of our policies. I will ask the question and note the information I am given in that regard.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have noted your suggestion.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I'd like to introduce my small, high-powered team, composed of Marie-Andrée Lajoie, who's the clerk assistant of committees. She is actually representative of the team of people who are working over in the committees directorate and is familia

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, through you to Mr. Owen, I think the point you raise about fairness and natural justice is exactly right. That's exactly the question that needs to preoccupy us in terms of the kinds of procedures that might be adopted. In one sense I suppose it's not that surprisi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As you say, I think that it is really a question of confidence with regard to the committee. I think it is absolutely essential to respect the circumstances under which individuals may decide to testify or take part in a discussion. It's difficult to imagine, without that individ

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, through you to Mr. Hill. I think what prompted me to kind of deviate from my script and throw in the business of the House being leery of imposing restrictions on anything that would lessen a committee being master of its own proceedings is really my ong

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm sorry, that's me.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I barely dare speak, given the passion with which Mr. Guimond has spoken. The only thing I could add—my colleague Marie-Andrée reminded me of this—is that at one time the committees were not able to sit while the House sat. Change was made in the 1980s giving more power to commit

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, absolutely not.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, to answer Mr. Proulx's question, I would have to say that there are currently no sanctions at all. People give their word, and everyone relies on that.