On motion of Pierre J. Dalphond, it was agreed, — That Hon. Yonah Martin be elected Joint Chair of the committee.

On motion of Hedy Fry, it was agreed, — That Hon. Marc Garneau be elected Joint Chair of the committee.

On motion of Michael Cooper, it was agreed, — That Michael Barrett be elected First Vice-Chair of the committee.

On motion of René Arseneault, it was agreed, — That Luc Thériault be elected Second Vice-Chair of the committee.

On motion of Michael Barrett, it was agreed, — That Alistair MacGregor be elected Third Vice-Chair of the committee.

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

Yonah Martin moved, — That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of the joint chairs, vice-chairs; and that the subcommittee work in a spirit of collaboration.

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 Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be composed of the joint chairs, the deputy chair, the vice-chairs; one additional member from the Senate and one additional member from the government; and that the subcommittee work in a spirit of collaboration.

On motion of Hedy Fry, it was agreed, — That the subcommittee be empowered to make decisions on behalf of the committee with respect to its agenda, to invite witnesses, and to schedule hearings, and that the subcommittee report its decisions to the committee.

René Arseneault moved, — That witnesses be given five minutes to make their opening statement; and that during the questioning of witnesses the time allocated to each questioner be as follows: for the first round of questioning, five minutes to a representative of the party in the following order: House of Commons Liberal Party, House of Commons Conservative Party, Bloc Québécois, New Democratic Party, and three minutes for each senator; for the second round of questioning, three minutes to a representative of the party in the following order: House of Commons Liberal Party, House of Commons Conservative Party, and two minutes for the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party.

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

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That witnesses be given five minutes to make their opening statement; and that during the questioning of witnesses the time allocated to each questioner be as follows: for the first round of questioning, five minutes to a representative of the party in the following order House of Commons Conservative Party, : House of Commons Liberal Party, Bloc Québécois, New Democratic Party, and three minutes for each senator; for the second round of questioning, three minutes to a representative of the party in the following order: House of Commons Conservative Party, House of Commons Liberal Party and two minutes for the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party.

On motion of Marie-Françoise Mégie, it was agreed, — That the joint clerks of the committee be authorized to distribute documents to members of the committee and only when such documents exist in both official languages, and that witnesses be advised accordingly.

On motion of Pierre J. Dalphond, it was agreed, — That the joint clerks of the committee be authorized to make the necessary arrangements to provide working meals for the committee and its subcommittees.

On motion of René Arseneault, it was agreed, — That either joint chair or, in accordance with the direction of the joint chairs, either joint clerk be authorized to approve payment of expenditures of the committee.

On motion of Yonah Martin, it was agreed, — That, if requested, reasonable travel, accommodation and living expenses including childcare and/or personal attendant care or the cost of an approved headset be reimbursed to witnesses upon application, not exceeding two representatives per organization; and that, in exceptional circumstances, payment for more representatives be made at the discretion of the joint chairs.

On motion of Hedy Fry, it was agreed, — That, unless otherwise ordered, each committee member be allowed to be accompanied by one staff person at in camera meetings and that one additional person from each House officer’s office be allowed to be present and for the Senate, that the leader or facilitator of the Government and each recognized party or parliamentary group be entitled to one additional staff member at these meetings.

On motion of Michael Barrett, it was agreed, — That one copy of the transcript of each in camera meeting be kept in the joint committee clerk’s office for consultation by members of the committee.

On motion of Stéphane Lauzon, it was agreed, — That the committee publish its proceedings in both official languages.

On motion of René Arseneault, it was agreed, — That 48 hours’ notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the committee, unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration, provided that (a) the notice be filed with the joint clerks of the committee no later than 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday; that (b) the motion be distributed to members in both official languages by the joint clerks on the same day the said notice was transmitted if it was received no later than the deadline hour; and, that (c) notices received after the deadline hour or on non-business days be deemed to have been received during the next business day.

On motion of Hedy Fry, it was agreed, — That an interim budget of $50,000 be adopted and sent to the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for approval.

On motion of Pierre J. Dalphond, it was agreed, — That the joint clerks inform each witness who is to appear before the committee that the House Administration support team must conduct technical tests to check the connectivity and the equipment used to ensure the best possible sound quality; and that the joint chairs advise the committee, at the start of each meeting, of any witness who did not perform the required technical tests.

On motion of Stéphane Lauzon, it was agreed, — That all documents submitted for committee business that do not come from a federal department, members’ or senators’ offices, or that have not been translated by the Translation Bureau, be sent for prior linguistic review by the Translation Bureau before being distributed to members.

On motion of Luc Thériault, it was agreed, — That all testimony and documentation received by the Special Joint Committee on Physician Assisted Dying in the course of its work on the subject during the 2nd Session of the 43rd Parliament be considered by the committee during the present session and that it be published on the committee's website for easy reference by members in conducting the present study.

At 2:08 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:26 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

It was agreed, — That the committee meet on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. to hear from government officials.

It was agreed, — That the names of additional members of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be submitted to the joint clerks by Monday, April 11, 2022.