Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would just add that there is no Conservative majority on the board. There are three Conservative members on it, two New Democrats, and one Liberal, and the Speaker is the chair.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm sure the board will welcome any recommendations the committee wishes to make—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  —on any issue.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would say at the outset that this is a much more complex issue than it might appear to be, and it would require considerable analysis before we could answer that question.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Lukiwski, we can't comment on that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Again, Mr. Scott, this is a process entirely outside the House, and we can't possibly comment.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We can't comment on that, Mr. Scott.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  You know, Mr. Lukiwski, the board works in mysterious ways. Again, we can't comment on how the board arrives at decisions, but it does arrive at decisions. Historically that's been done by consensus.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's a question for those officials, Mr. Lukiwski.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Our duty to the board does not change in that respect. To answer the previous question, the statement by the board indicates that the information being sent to Transport Canada would also be shared with the Chief Electoral Officer.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  First of all, Mr. Scott, again, I can't comment on discussions at the board. That being said, I think it's important to specify that the Speaker chairs the board. There is no majority on the board, and the Speaker, of course, is a non-partisan actor in this as chair of the board

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I believe we can get that information to the committee, certainly. We'll have the information.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, I can take the latter part of that question and say simply that it's not for us to comment on how the board should conduct its business or decide to conduct its business. With regard to the earlier part of your question, I think Mr. Watters is in a position to prov

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, very briefly I would say that we believe the consensus model has worked very well historically and has the potential to continue working very well. Without commenting on anything that is taking place at the board, I will say it is a desirable model and we believe it

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That would be a decision of the board, Mr. Lukiwski.