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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 8
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1997
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 11:16 a.m., this day, in Room 209 (West Block), Peter Adams (Chair) presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Peter Adams, Stéphane Bergeron, Marlene Catterall, Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Ken Epp, Mac Harb, Bob Kilger, Carolyn Parrish, John Richardson, John Solomon, Chuck Strahl and Randy White.
Acting Members present: Joe Fontana and Eugène Bellemare for George Baker; Denis Coderre for Yvon Charbonneau and John Finlay for Rey Pagtakhan.
Other Members present: Bill Blaikie and André Harvey.
In attendance:. From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the House of Commons: Robert Marleau, Clerk of the House; Louis Bard, Chief Information Officer and Executive Director, Information Systems.
Committee’s mandate under S.O 108(3)(a)(iii) – taking of divisions by electronic means
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order108(3)(a)(iii), the Committee resumed consideration of issues and options for the taking of divisions, in the House, by electronic means. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday, November 6, 1997, and the Evidence, meeting no. 5)
The witnesses made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 12:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
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