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THE STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE SCRUTINY OF REGULATIONS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Monday, April 4, 2022
(1)
[English]
Pursuant to the order of the Senate of February 10, 2022 and the order of the House of Commons of November 25, 2021, the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations met this day in room W120, 1 Wellington Street and with videoconference at 11:34 a.m. ET, for the purpose of holding its organization meeting, pursuant to rule 12-13 of the Rules of the Senate and subsection 106(1) of the Standing Orders of the House of Commons.
Representing the Senate: The Honourable Senators Dalphond and Woo (2).
Representing the Senate by videoconference: The Honourable Senator Dean (1).
Representing the House of Commons: Iqwinder Gaheer, Jean-Denis Garon, Randall Garrison, Taleeb Noormohamed and Sameer Zuberi (5).
Representing the House of Commons by videoconference: Élisabeth Brière, Fayçal El-Khoury, Dave MacKenzie, Blake Richards, Chris Warkentin and Len Webber (6).
Other members of the House of Commons present: Mike Lake (1).
Participating in the meeting: Paul Cardegna, Joint Clerk of the Committee and Miriam Burke, Procedural Clerk, House of Commons; Sébastien Payet, Legislative Clerk and Elda Donnelly, Administrative Assistant, Senate of Canada; Tanya Dupuis, General Counsel and Shawn Abel, Geoffrey Hilton, Geneviève Lévesque and Geneviève Pilon, Counsel, Library of Parliament.
The joint clerk for the Senate presided over the election of the joint chair, Senate.
The Honourable Senator Dean moved:
That the Honourable Senator Woo be joint chair of the committee for the Senate.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The joint clerk for the House of Commons presided over the election of the joint chair, House of Commons.
Mr. Webber moved:
That Mr. Richards be joint chair of the committee for the House of Commons.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The joint clerk for the House of Commons presided over the election of the vice-chairs.
Mr. Noormohamed moved:
That Mr. Zuberi be vice-chair of the committee.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Ms. Brière moved:
That Mr. Garon be vice-chair of the committee
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Dalphond moved:
That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be composed of the joint chairs, the vice-chairs, as well as, after usual consultations, one senator and one member from the other recognized party in the House of Commons;
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.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Mr. Webber moved:
That the committee publish its proceedings in both official languages.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Mr. Noormohamed moved:
That the committee’s general counsel review the unrevised transcripts of the proceedings of the committee.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Mr. Gaheer moved:
That the committee concur in the first report and that the joint chairs so report to their respective houses.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Mr. Webber moved:
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.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Mr. Noormohamed moved:
That, at the discretion of the joint chairs, the committee may reimburse reasonable travelling and living expenses for one witness from any one organization, and payment will take place upon application, but that the joint chairs be authorized to approve expenses for a second witness should there be exceptional circumstances.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Dalphond moved:
That the committee empower the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure to designate, as required, one or more members of the committee and/or such staff as may be necessary to travel on assignment on behalf of the committee.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
At 11:44 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
François Michaud
Joint Clerk of the Committee