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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 65
Thursday, May 27, 1999
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 11:14 a.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Peter Adams, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Peter Adams, Roy Bailey, George S. Baker, Stéphane Bergeron, Marlene Catterall, Yvon Charbonneau, Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Joe Fontana, André Harvey, Lynn Myers and John Richardson.
Acting Member present: Bill Blaikie for John Solomon.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Research Officer.
Also in attendance: From the House Proceedings and Parliamentary Exchanges Directorate, Private Members' Business Office: Diane Diotte, Procedural Clerk.
Committee's mandate pursuant to Standing Orders 92 and 108(3)(a)(iv) in relation to Private Members' Business
Lynn Myers moved, - That the Report from the Sub-Committee on Private Members' Business be adopted as the Committee's Report to the House and that the Chair present the Report to the House.
And debate thereon.
The motion carried.
The Chair distributed copies of the Fifth Report of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure, which reads as follows:
FIFTH REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON
AGENDA AND PROCEDURE
OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS
Your Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure met in camera at 11:33 a.m. on Thursday, May 13, 1999 in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Peter Adams, M.P., presiding.
Members of the Sub-Committee present: Peter Adams, Stéphane Bergeron, Marlene Catterall and André Harvey.
Acting Member present: Lorne Nystrom for John Solomon.
Also in attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Research Officer.
Your Sub-Committee proceeded to the consideration of the Committee's future business and agreed to make the following recommendations:
- That the next meeting of the Committee be Thursday, May 27, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. and, that the agenda include the following items: Report of the Sub-Committee on Private Members' Business - Selection of Votable Items; the Fifth Report of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure, consideration of a briefing note on requested changes to the Standing Orders and consideration of the Rules for Joint Committees.
At 11:50 a.m. the meeting adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Respectfully submitted,
Peter Adams, M.P.
Chair
Roy Bailey moved, - That the Fifth Report of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure be adopted.
And debate thereon.
Stéphane Bergeron moved, - That the Fifth Report of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure be amended to include a reference to the rules for Joint Committees.
And debate thereon, the amendment carried.
By unanimous consent, it was agreed, - That the Fifth Report of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure be adopted as amended.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(a)(iii)
A copy of the Briefing Note on requested changes to the Standing Orders was distributed for consideration.
It was agreed, - That the Committee meet on Thursday, June 3, 1999 to discuss an approach to deal with this issue.
At 11:56 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee