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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 5
Tuesday, November 2, 1999
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 11:37 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Derek Lee, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Stéphane Bergeron, Ray Bonin, Marlene Catterall, Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, André Harvey, Bob Kilger, Gar Knutson, Derek Lee, Carolyn Parrish, Jerry Pickard, John Richardson and John Solomon.
Acting Members present: Larry McCormick for Ray Bonin to 1:15 p.m.; Ted White for Chuck Strahl.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Research Officer. From the Private Members' Business Office: Bibiane Ouellette, Clerk of the Sub-Committee on Private Members' Business. From the Committees and Legislative Services Directorate: Susan Baldwin, Legislative Clerk.
Witnesses: From the Liberal Party of Canada: Terrence M. Mercer, National Director; Jack Siegel, Co-Chair, Standing Committee on the Constitution and Legal Affairs Liberal Party of Canada. From the Reform Party of Canada: Greg Yost, Senior Researcher. From the Bloc Québécois: Louis-Philippe Bourgeois, Deputy Director General; Lorraine Godin, Principal Agent. From the New Democratic Party: Peter Julian, Assistant Federal Secretary. From the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada: Susan Elliott, National Director; Paul Lepsoe, Legal Counsel.
By unanimous consent, it was agreed, - That the Committee consider the report of the Sub-Committee on Private Members' Business prior to proceeding to its Order of the Day.
Larry McCormick 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 question being put on the motion, it was carried unanimously.
In accordance with its Order of Reference from the House of October 19, 1999, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-2, An Act respecting the election of members to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts (See Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday, October 26, 1999, Meeting no. 3).
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
At 12:51 p.m., Marlene Catterall took the Chair.
At 1:00 p.m., Derek Lee took the Chair.
At 1:47 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee