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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 36
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1998
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 9:28 a.m., this day, in Room 112-N (Centre Block), Peter Adams (Chair) presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Peter Adams, Stéphane Bergeron, Marlene Catterall, Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Carolyn Parrish, John Richardson and John Solomon.
Acting Members present: Guy Saint-Julien for Yvon Charbonneau; David Pratt for Mac Harb; Elinor Caplan for Bob Kilger and Ivan Grose for Rey Pagtakhan.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Research Officer. From the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer: Jacques Girard, Director, Legal Services.
Committee’s mandate under Standing Order 108(3)(a)(vi) – election of Members to the House of Commons and the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the 36th General Election
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(3)(a)(vi), the Committee resumed consideration of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 36th General Election referred to the Committee on September 24, 1997 pursuant to Standing Order 32(5). (Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-4) and its consideration of the Canadian electoral system. (See Minutes of Proceedings and the Evidence for Thursday, November 20, 1997, meeting no. 6, Tuesday, December 2, 1997, meeting no. 9, Thursday, March 5, 1998, meeting no. 14, Wednesday, March 11, 1998, meeting no. 15, Thursday, March 12, 1998, meeting no. 16, Tuesday, March 17, 1998, meeting no. 17; Thursday, May 7, 1998, meeting no. 25, Tuesday, May 12, 1998, meeting no. 26, Thursday, May 14, 1998, meeting no. 27, Tuesday, May 26, 1998, meeting no. 28, Thursday, May 28, 1998, meeting no. 29, Tuesday, June 2, 1998, meeting no. 31, Thursday, June 4, 1998, meeting no. 32; Tuesday, June 9, 1998, meetings no. 33 and 34; and Thursday, June 12, 1998, meeting no. 35)
The Committee resumed consideration of a Draft Report to the House.
On motion of Elinor Caplan, it was agreed, - That, the Chair, in cooperation with the Clerk of the Committee, be authorized to make such typographical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the draft report; and
That, the draft report, as amended, be adopted as the Committee’s Report to the House and that the Chair present the Report to the House or to the Clerk of the House; and
That, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to this report.
At 1:03 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marie Carrière
Clerk of the Committee