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Minutes of Proceedings

42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 65
Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 11:02 a.m. to 1:20 p.m.
In Camera
Presiding
Hon. Larry Bagnell, Chair (Liberal)

• Harold Albrecht for Scott Reid (Conservative)
• Hon. Mark Eyking for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Hon. Mark Eyking for David de Burgh Graham (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Andre Barnes, Analyst
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, May 3, 2017, the Committee resumed consideration of the question of privilege regarding the free movement of Members of Parliament within the Parliamentary Precinct.

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

It was agreed, — That the draft report be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "Question of Privilege Regarding the Free Movement of Members of Parliament within the Parliamentary Precinct".

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and Analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

It was agreed, — That dissenting and/or supplementary opinions be in 12 point Arial font with single line spacing and be submitted electronically, in both official languages, to the Clerk of the Committee, no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017.

ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

At 11:09 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:15 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections
• Marc Chénier, General Counsel and Senior Director
Elections Canada
• Trevor Knight, Senior Counsel
• Anne Lawson, General Counsel and Senior Director, Legal Services
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), the Committee resumed consideration of the report of the Chief Electoral Officer entitled "An Electoral Framework for the 21st Century: Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Following the 42nd General Election", referred to the Committee on Tuesday, September 27, 2016.

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

The witnesses answered questions.

It was agreed, — That the Chair write to the Minister of Democratic Institutions in relation to the study of the Chief Electoral Officer’s report entitled “An Electoral Framework for the 21st Century: Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Following the 42nd General Election”.

At 1:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Andrew Lauzon
Clerk of the Committee