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{
"time": "2008-03-05 15:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "The Chair (Hon. Albina Guarnieri (Mississauga East\u2014Cooksville, Lib.))",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"972306\" data-originallang=\"en\">I see quorum. I'd like to call the meeting to order.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972307\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pursuant to the House order of reference of February 13, 2008, the legislative committee on Bill <a data-HoCid=\"3095164\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-20/\" title=\"An Act to provide for consultations with electors on their preferences for appointments to the Senate\">C-20</a> will resume its study of the bill.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972308\" data-originallang=\"en\">Before I give the floor to Minister Van Loan and his officials, I would like to take a few brief minutes to deal with housekeeping matters. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972309\" data-originallang=\"en\">Members will have received their briefing book on the bill, prepared by the Privy Council Office, so we can expect even more profound questioning of the minister.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972310\" data-originallang=\"en\">First, as we embark on our discovery, I would like to welcome our second analyst from the Library of Parliament. His name is Jean-Rodrigue Par\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972311\" data-originallang=\"en\">A special thanks to the analysts who have prepared this 22-page document. It summarizes the positions adopted by many experts and politicians on provisions similar to the ones we find in Bill C-20.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972312\" data-originallang=\"en\">Secondly, I'd like to remind members to file their witness lists with the clerk. The preliminary one can be sent to her today, and the second and more comprehensive one on Friday. The subcommittee will meet on Monday, leaving time for testimony to be prepared.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972313\" data-originallang=\"en\">That said, I'd like to turn the floor over to Minister Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform. He is appearing with two officials: Dan McDougall, director of operations, democratic reform; and Warren J. Newman, senior general counsel, constitutional and administrative law section.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972314\" data-originallang=\"en\">Minister, I understand you have a statement of 10 to 15 minutes. You have the floor. Welcome. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"972306\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vois que nous avons le quorum. Je d\u00e9clare la s\u00e9ance ouverte.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972307\" data-originallang=\"en\">Conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l'ordre de renvoi adopt\u00e9 par la Chambre le 13 f\u00e9vrier 2008, le comit\u00e9 l\u00e9gislatif sur le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"3095164\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-20/\" title=\"An Act to provide for consultations with electors on their preferences for appointments to the Senate\">C-20</a> reprend son \u00e9tude du projet de loi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972308\" data-originallang=\"en\">Avant de donner la parole au ministre Van Loan et \u00e0 ses fonctionnaires, j'aimerais prendre quelques minutes pour r\u00e9gler quelques questions d'ordre administratif.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972309\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les d\u00e9put\u00e9s doivent avoir re\u00e7u le cahier d'information sur le projet de loi qu'a pr\u00e9par\u00e9 le Bureau du Conseil priv\u00e9, donc nous pouvons nous attendre \u00e0 ce qu'ils adressent des questions en profondeur au ministre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972310\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour commencer, comme il est question de nouveaut\u00e9s, j'aimerais souhaiter la bienvenue \u00e0 notre second analyste de la Biblioth\u00e8que du Parlement. Il s'agit de Jean-Rodrigue Par\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972311\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je remercie sp\u00e9cialement les analystes qui ont pr\u00e9par\u00e9 ce document de 22 pages. Il r\u00e9sume les positions adopt\u00e9es par de nombreux sp\u00e9cialistes et politiciens sur des dispositions semblables \u00e0 celles qu'on retrouve dans le projet de loi C-20.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972312\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ensuite, j'aimerais rappeler aux d\u00e9put\u00e9s de remettre leurs listes de t\u00e9moins \u00e0 la greffi\u00e8re. Nous lui enverrons une liste pr\u00e9liminaire aujourd'hui et une deuxi\u00e8me, plus d\u00e9taill\u00e9e, vendredi. Le sous-comit\u00e9 se r\u00e9unira lundi, ce qui laissera aux t\u00e9moins le temps de se pr\u00e9parer.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972313\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cela dit, je vais maintenant c\u00e9der la parole au ministre Van Loan, leader du gouvernement \u00e0 la Chambre des communes et ministre de la r\u00e9forme d\u00e9mocratique. Il compara\u00eet aujourd'hui en compagnie de deux fonctionnaires: Dan McDougall, directeur des op\u00e9rations pour la R\u00e9forme d\u00e9mocratique, et Warren J. Newman, avocat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral principal \u00e0 la Section du droit administratif et constitutionnel.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"972314\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le ministre, je pense que vous avez pr\u00e9par\u00e9 une d\u00e9claration de 10 \u00e0 15 minutes. Je vous souhaite la bienvenue. La parole est \u00e0 vous.</p>"
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