On motion of Todd Doherty, it was agreed, — That Vance Badawey be elected Chair of the committee .

At 3:33 p.m., Vance Badawey took the Chair.

On motion of Churence Rogers, it was agreed, — That Todd Doherty be elected First Vice-Chair of the committee.

On motion of Maninder Sidhu, it was agreed, — That the committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the Chair, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.

On motion of Maninder Sidhu, it was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of five (5) members; the Chair, one member from each party; and that the subcommittee work in a spirit of collaboration.

Maninder Sidhu moved, — That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four (4) members are present, including one member of the opposition and one member of the government, but when travelling outside the parliamentary precinct, that the meeting begin after fifteen (15) minutes, regardless of members present.

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four (4) members are present, including two members of the opposition and two members of the government, but when travelling outside the parliamentary precinct, that the meeting begin after fifteen (15) minutes, regardless of members present.

On motion of Maninder Sidhu, it was agreed, — That witnesses be given 10 minutes for their opening statements; that, at the discretion of the Chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated six (6) minutes for the first questioner of each party as follows for the first round:

For the second and subsequent rounds, the order and time for questioning be as follows:

On motion of Maninder Sidhu, it was agreed, — That only the clerk of the committee be authorized to distribute documents to members of the committee and only when the documents are available in both official languages, and that witnesses be advised accordingly.

On motion of Maninder Sidhu, it was agreed, — That, if requested, reasonable travel, accommodation and living expenses be reimbursed to witnesses not exceeding two (2) representative(s) per organization; and that, in exceptional circumstances, payment for more representatives be made at the discretion of the Chair.

On motion of Maninder Sidhu, it was agreed, — That, unless otherwise ordered, each committee member be allowed to have one (1) staff member at an in camera meeting, and that one (1) additional person from each House officer's office be allowed to be present.

On motion of Fayçal El-Khoury, it was agreed, — That one copy of the transcript of each in camera meeting be kept in the committee clerk’s office for consultation by members of the committee or by their staff.

On motion of Fayçal El-Khoury, it was agreed, — That 48 hours notice, interpreted as two (2) nights, shall be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the committee, unless the substantive motions relates directly to business then under consideration, provided that: (1) the notice be filed with the clerk of the committee no later than 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday; that (2) the motion be distributed to members in both official languages by the clerk on the same day the said notice was transmitted if it was received no later than the deadline hour; and that (3) notices received after the deadline hour or on non-business days be deemed to have been received during the next business day and that when committee is travelling on official business, no substantive motions may be moved.

On motion of Fayçal El-Khoury, it was agreed, — That, in relation to Orders of Reference from the House respecting bills,

(a) the clerk of the committee shall, upon the committee receiving such an Order of Reference, write to each member who is not a member of a caucus represented on the committee to invite those members to file with the clerk of the committee, in both official languages, any amendments to the bill, which is the subject of the said Order, which they would suggest that the committee consider;

(b) suggested amendments filed, pursuant to paragraph (a), at least 48 hours prior to the start of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill to which the amendments relate shall be deemed to be proposed during the said consideration, provided that the committee may, by motion, vary this deadline in respect of a given bill; and

(c) during the clause-by-clause consideration of a bill, the Chair shall allow a member who filed suggested amendments, pursuant to paragraph (a), an opportunity to make brief representations in support of them.

Taylor Bachrach moved, — 1. That any motion to go in camera should be debatable and amendable, and that the committee may only meet in camera for the following purposes:

(a) to discuss administrative matters of the committee;
(b) to draft a report;
(c) briefings concerning national security;

and furthermore, minutes of in camera meetings should reflect on the results of all votes taken by the committee while in camera, including how each member voted when a recorded vote is requested;

2. That whenever a minister appears before the committee, every effort be made to ensure that the meeting is televised; and

3. That all requests to appear before the committee be distributed to committee members.

Todd Doherty moved, — That, the committee undertake a study of four meetings in regard to Transport Canada’s aircraft certification process, including, but not limited to, the nature of Transport Canada’s relationship to the Federal Aviation Administration and other certifying bodies, as well as the role of airplane manufacturers in the certification process.

Luc Berthold moved, — That, pursuant to 108(2), the committee invite the Minister of Transport to appear on the subject of his mandate letter, and that this meeting take place by February 27, 2020.

Luc Berthold moved, — That, pursuant to 108(2), the committee invite the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities to appear on the subject of her mandate letter, and that this meeting take place by February 27, 2020.

At 4:07 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:19 p.m., the sitting resumed.