On motion of Annie Koutrakis, it was agreed, — That Robert Morrissey be elected Chair of the committee.

On motion of Garnett Genuis, it was agreed — That Rosemarie Falk be elected as first vice-chair of the committee.

On motion of Caroline Desrochers, it was agreed — That Marliène Gill be elected as second vice-chair of the committee.

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

On motion of Annie Koutrakis, it was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of five members, namely the Chair and one member from each recognized party; and that the subcommittee work in a spirit of collaboration.

On motion of Laila Goodridge, it was agreed, — That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive and publish evidence when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four members are present, including two members of the opposition and two members of the governement.

On motion of Rosemarie Falk, it was agreed, — That, when travelling outside the Parliamentary Precinct: (a) the meeting begin after 15 minutes, regardless of whether quorum is present, (b) no substantive motion may be moved during such meetings.

On motion of Natilien Joseph, it was agreed, — That witnesses be given five (5) minutes for their opening statements; that whenever possible, witnesses provide the committee with their opening statements 72 hours in advance; that, at the discretion of the Chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated six (6) minutes for the first questioner of each party as follows:

First Round:

• Conservative Party

• Liberal Party

• Bloc Québécois

For the second and subsequent rounds, the order and time for questioning be as follows:

• Conservative Party, five (5) minutes

• Liberal Party, five (5) minutes

• Bloc Québécois, two and a half (2.5) minutes

• Conservative Party, five (5) minutes

• Liberal Party, five (5) minutes

On motion of Garnett Genuis, it was agreed, — That only the clerk of the committee be authorized to distribute documents to members of the committee and only when the documents are in both official languages; and that all documents submitted to the committee in both official languages, that do not come from a federal department, members’ offices, or that have not been translated by the Translation Bureau, be sent for linguistic review by the Translation Bureau before being distributed to members, and that the witnesses be advised accordingly.

On motion of Annie Koutrakis, it was agreed, — That the clerk of the committee be authorized to make the necessary arrangements to provide working meals for the committee and its subcommittees.

On motion of Colin Reynolds, it was agreed, — That, if requested, reasonable travel, accommodation and living expenses be reimbursed to witnesses not exceeding two representatives per organization; and that, in exceptional circumstances, payment for more representatives be made at the discretion of the Chair.

On motion of Laila Goodridge, it was agreed, — That, unless otherwise ordered, each committee member be allowed to be accompanied by one staff member at in camera meetings and that one additional person from each House officers’ office be allowed to be present.

That, during in camera meetings, committee members may be informed by the committee Chair of the MPs who have been designated as substitutes for permanent members, in order to know which MPs are authorized to speak and vote during these committee meetings. That only those who have been recognized and identified as such be authorized to speak, in keeping with the usual agreed rules of order and decorum.

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

On motion of Jessica Fancy, it was agreed, — That a 48-hour notice, interpreted as two nights, be required for any substantive motion to be moved in committee , unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration, provided that:

(a) the notice be filed with the clerk of the committee no later than 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, and no later than 2:30 p.m. on Friday;

(b) the motion be distributed to Members and the offices of the whips of each recognized party in both official languages by the clerk on the same day the said notice was transmitted if it was received no later than the deadline hour;

(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 Marilène Gill, it was agreed, — That in relation to orders of reference from the House respecting Bills,

(a) The clerk of the committee shall, upon the committee receiving such an order of reference, write to each member who is not a member of a caucus represented on the committee to invite those members to file with the clerk of the committee, in both official languages, any amendments to the bill, which is the subject of the said Order, which they would suggest that the committee consider;

(b) Suggested amendments filed, pursant to paragraph (a), at least 48 hours prior to the start of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill to which the amendments relate shall be deemed to be proposed during the said consideration, provided that the committee may, by motion, vary this deadline in respect of a given bill; and

(c) During the clause-by-clause consideration of a bill, the Chair shall allow a member who filed suggested amendments, pursuant to paragraph (a), an opportunity to make brief representations in support of them.

On motion of Caroline Desrochers, it was agreed, — That the clerk 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 Chair advise the committee, at the start of each meeting, of any witness who did not perform the required technical tests.

On motion of Natilien Joseph, it was agreed, — That the clerk of the committee be authorized to grant access to the committee's digital binder to the offices of the whips of each recognized party.

On motion of Rosemarie Falk, it was agreed, — That, during meetings, the Chair, if necessary, uses his prerogative to suspend the meeting to maintain the order and decorum necessary to ensure the application of the House of Commons’ policies on workplace health and safety.

Rosemarie Falk moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee invite the Minister of Jobs and Families, the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, the Secretary of State for Seniors, the Secretary of State for Labour, and the Secretary of State for Children and Youth to appear separately before the committee, each accompanied by their officials, for a minimum of one hour, to discuss their respective mandates and key priorities in their service to Canadians.

Debate arose thereon.

At 4:51 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:56 p.m., the meeting resumed.

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

Garnett Genuis moved, — Statistics Canada has identified that more than 1 in 5 returning students are unemployed this summer. Therefore, the committee agrees that, in the face of this student unemployment crisis and given that Parliament did not sit at all this year until May 26th, this committee conduct a study of the student unemployment crisis pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), consisting of at least 5 meetings and with all hearings to occur before July 31st, 2025. Parliamentarians must be prepared to get to work this summer so that unemployed students can get to work as well.

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:01 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 5:06 p.m., the meeting resumed.

The debate continued

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

Statistics Canada has identified that more than 1 in 5 returning students are unemployed this summer. Therefore, the committee agrees that, in the face of this student unemployment crisis and given that Parliament did not sit at all this year until May 26th, this committee conduct a study of the student unemployment crisis pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), consisting of at least 5 meetings and with all hearings to occur before September 30th, 2025. Parliamentarians must be prepared to get to work this summer so that unemployed students can get to work as well.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Rosemarie Falk, Garnett Genuis, Laila Goodridge, Colin Reynolds — 4;

NAYS: Caroline Desrochers, Jessica Fancy, Marilène Gill, Natilien Joseph, Annie Koutrakis — 5.

Annie Koutrakis moved, — That the committee do now adjourn.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Caroline Desrochers, Jessica Fancy, Marilène Gill, Natilien Joseph, Annie Koutrakis — 5;

NAYS: Rosemarie Falk, Garnett Genuis, Laila Goodridge, Colin Reynolds — 4.