The committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

At 12:18 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:45 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

At 12:48, the sitting was suspended.

At 12:50, the sitting resumed.

The committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

At 12:59 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:25 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

At 1:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:51 p.m., on Thursday, June 3, 2021, the sitting resumed in Room 025-B, West Block.

The committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

At 7:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

At 7:27 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

It was agreed, — That the committee adopt the report after it completes its review and makes any necessary changes by Friday, June 4, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., including the changes agreed to paragraph 1-10; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.

At 8:23 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 8:25 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

At 8:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:20 p.m., on Friday, June 4, 2021, the sitting resumed in Room 025-B, West Block.

The committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

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

It was agreed on division, — That the report be entitled: "Questions of Conflict of Interest and Lobbying in Relation to Pandemic Spending".

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

It was agreed, — That the evidence and documentation received by the committee during the First Session of the 43^rd Parliament relating to the study on 'Safeguards to Prevent Conflicts in Federal Government Expenditure Policies' be taken into consideration by the committee in the current session.

It was agreed on division, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.

It was agreed, — That dissenting or supplementary opinions be in Calibri 12-point font, left aligned, single-spaced, and be submitted electronically, in both official languages, to the clerk of the committee, not later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

It was agreed, — That the documents provided to the clerk by Speakers Spotlight and National PR in accordance with the motions dated Monday, November 16, 2020, and Monday, December 7, 2020, be retained by the clerk’s office until the end of the second session, of the 43rd Parliament, and thereafter be destroyed.

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

It was agreed, — That the clerk and analysts of the committee, in consultation with the Chair, prepare a news release for publication on the committee's website and for distribution upon presentation of the report to the House.

It was agreed, — That the clerk of the committee make the necessary arrangements for a press conference to be held after the presentation of the committee's report to the House; and that the committee be represented by the Chair and a representative from each party.

It was moved, — That the committee do now adjourn.

The question was put on the motion and the result of the vote was announced:

YEAS: Charlie Angus, Michael Barrett, Colin Carrie, Rhéal Éloi Fortin, Jacques Gourde — 5;

NAYS: Han Dong, Greg Fergus, Patricia Lattanzio, Brenda Shanahan, Francesco Sorbara — 5.

Whereupon, the Chair voted in the affirmative.

Accordingly, the motion was agreed to.