STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR
Pursuant to Order made by the House on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, the following routine motions in effect at the time of prorogation of the previous session are deemed to have been adopted by the Committee in the current session:
That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be composed of the Chair, the two Vice-Chairs and one member of the New Democratic Party.
That the Committee retain the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament, as needed, to assist the Committee in its work, at the discretion of the Chair.
That the Chair or the Vice-Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive and publish evidence when a quorum is not present, provided that one member of the opposition is present.
That in hearing evidence, the witnesses be allowed a maximum of ten (10) minutes for their presentation and that the rounds of questioning be as follows:
First Round (time includes Question & Answer)
Liberal Party - 7 minutes
Bloc Québécois - 7 minutes
New Democratic Party - 7 minutes
Conservative Party- 7 minutes
Second Round (times includes Question & Answer)
Liberal Party - 5 minutes
Conservative Party- 5 minutes
Bloc Québécois - 5 minutes
Conservative Party - 5 minutes
Liberal Party - 5 minutes
Conservative Party- 5 minutes
New Democratic Party - 5 minutes
Conservative Party- 5 minutes; and
That if time permits, further rounds shall repeat the pattern of the first two, at the discretion of the Chair.
That, if requested, reasonable travel, accommodation and living expenses be reimbursed to witnesses not exceeding two (2) representatives per organization and that, if requested, reasonable childcare expenses of witnesses be reimbursed.
That the Clerk of the Committee be authorized to distribute to the members of the Committee documents only when they exist in both official languages.
That the Committee authorize the Chair, in consultation with the Clerk, to make the necessary arrangements to provide for working meals from time to time, and that the cost of these meals be charged to the Committee's budget.
That, unless otherwise ordered, each Committee member be allowed to have one staff person present at in camera meetings and in addition, that each party shall be permitted to have one party staff member at in camera meetings.
That, unless there is unanimous consent, 48 hours' notice be required for any motion to be considered by the Committee, unless the motion relates directly to business then under consideration; that the notice of motion be filed with the Clerk of the Committee and distributed to members in both official languages; and that the period of notice be calculated from the time the motion has been distributed to the members of the Committee by the Clerk of the Committee (not counting weekends).
That one copy of the transcript of all in camera meetings be kept in the Committee Clerk’s office for consultation by members of the Committee.
That the Clerk circulate to all Members of the Committee, Order-in-Council appointments referred to the Committee.
That, whenever the Main Estimates or the Supplementary Estimates are tabled in the House, the Committee invite the Minister and any relevant senior officials of a Department to appear at a meeting of the Committee, which will be televised if possible;
That whenever a Chapter of a Report of the Auditor General refers to a subject under the mandate of the Committee, the Committee invite the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and any relevant senior officials of a Department to appear at a meeting of the Committee, which will be televised if possible.