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Except in unusual circumstances, a Committee of the Whole is not chaired by the Speaker.[53] Instead, it is presided over by the Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole. In his or her absence, the Chair is taken by the Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, or the Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole. The Standing Orders also allow the Speaker to call upon any Member to preside over the proceedings in a Committee of the Whole, but this rarely occurs.[54]
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