Fisheries committee  Mr. Matthews has given notice of a motion that reads as follows: That this committee report to the House recommending that the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans prohibit further harvesting of salmon by the Cheam Band for food, social, and ceremonial purposes until the band memb

Fisheries committee  The whips have agreed to a rotational system. They would prefer we meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from nine to eleven.

Fisheries committee  If the committee wishes to meet from nine to eleven on Thursday, as prescribed by the whips, to discuss future business, that's not a problem, sir. Would the committee prefer that the steering committee meet first?

Fisheries committee  The House is exempt from the Privacy Act, sir.

Fisheries committee  Proceedings of Parliament are privileged. It has to do with parliamentary privilege, which makes them exempt from the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, for example.

Fisheries committee  The previous incarnation, if you will, of the committee has access to that, but once the session ends there is a newly constituted committee. The House could give an order that would allow them access to it, but at that point in time it belongs to the House. That's the rationale,

Fisheries committee  The motion reads as follows: “That, unless otherwise ordered, each committee member be allowed to be accompanied by one staff person, from either his office, or from his party, at an in-camera meeting.”

Fisheries committee  Should we write “a staff member designated by the member”?

Fisheries committee  From staff?

Fisheries committee  Therefore, we should write “a person from the member's staff.”

Fisheries committee  “That, unless otherwise ordered, each Committee member be allowed to be accompanied by one staff person at an in camera meeting.”

Fisheries committee  In the last Parliament there was a representative from the government in addition to the chair.

Fisheries committee  Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum. Your first order of business, pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), is the election of a chair. I am now ready to receive motions to that effect. I'm ready to receive motions for the election of the chair. Mr. Lunney.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Lunney proposes that Mr. Keddy be the chair. Are there any further motions? Seeing no further motions, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

Fisheries committee  D'accord. I declare Mr. Keddy the duly elected chair. Before I invite Mr. Keddy to take the chair, we'll proceed as well with the election of the vice-chairs, pursuant to Standing Order 106(2). The first vice-chair must come from the official opposition, which would be the Liber