Industry committee  So pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), you need to elect someone to the position of second vice-chair. I am prepared to hear motions to that effect.

Industry committee  Very good. All those in favour of Madame Brunelle being second vice-chair? All those opposed? (Motion agreed to)

Industry committee  I declare Ms. Brunelle elected second vice-chair.

Industry committee  Mr. Vincent moves that Ms. Brunelle be named vice-chair. Are there other motions?

Industry committee  Seeing no other motions, is it the pleasure of the committee to put the question?

Industry committee  Yes, you may.

Industry committee  The motion is non-debatable, and the question must be put immediately.

Industry committee  The routine motion adopted by the committee stated that 48 hours' notice is required for any substantive motion, unless the motion is directly related to the business item under consideration. Does that answer your question, Mr. Van Kesteren?

Industry committee  Monsieur Crête moves—and I have it in French—that: That the Committee invite the Minister to explain as soon as possible his decision to disregard the motion adopted by the Committee on October 24, 2006; that the Committee conduct an in-depth study of the issue of deregulating

Industry committee  An official translation?

Industry committee  It is moved that the committee invite the minister as soon as possible to explain his decision to ignore the motion agreed to by the committee on October 24, 2006; that the committee conduct a comprehensive study on the deregulation of telecommunications; and that the committee r

Industry committee  No members have submitted any names of witnesses.

Industry committee  The motion as amended is: “That the committee move to clause-by-clause on Bill C-26 immediately.”

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, the committee had previously agreed that the witnesses be invited to appear from 3:30 to 5:30. Now, once again, it does not preclude the committee from deciding to keep them longer. So is there agreement that the witnesses be dismissed?

Industry committee  The committee had ordered that they be invited to appear between 3:30 and 5:30 in the motion they agreed to, so my advice would be that the witnesses could be dismissed.