Alex LaPlante, Brenda McPhail, Françoys Labonté and Tim McSorley made statements and answered questions.

At 4:09 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:11 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 4:14 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:16 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 4:17 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:17 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

Damien C. Kurek moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), the committee undertake a study into issues of conflict of interest and the Lobbying Act in relation to pandemic spending, provided that: (a) the evidence and documentation received by the committee during both sessions of the 43rd Parliament on the subject be taken into consideration by the committee in the current session; (b) the committee adopt the report entitled Questions of Conflict of Interest and Lobbying in Relation to Pandemic Spending, originally adopted as the committee's second report in the second session of the 43rd Parliament; (c) dissenting or supplementary opinions be submitted electronically in both official languages to the clerk of the committee within 48 hours of the adoption of this motion (d) the chair table this report in the House on or before March 31, 2022.

Debate arose thereon.

RULING BY THE CHAIR

The Chair ruled the motion admissible.

Whereupon Iqra Khalid challenged the decision of the Chair.

The question: "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" was put and the decision was sustained on the following recorded division:

YEAS: James Bezan, Damien C. Kurek, Ryan Williams, Jean-Denis Garon, Matthew Green — 5

NAYS: Parm Bains, Greg Fergus, Arielle Kayabaga, Iqra Khalid, Ya'ara Saks — 5.

Accordingly, the Chair's decision was sustained.

The debate resumed on the motion of Damien C. Kurek.