On motion of Tim Louis, it was agreed, — That Chris Bittle be elected Chair of the committee.

At 3:42 p.m., Chris Bittle took the Chair.

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

On motion of Élisabeth Brière, it was agreed, — That Christine Normandin be elected Second Vice-Chair of the committee.

Arielle Kayabaga moved, — That the three whips be delegated the authority to act as the striking committee pursuant to Standing Orders 104, 113 and 114, and that they be authorized to present to the Chair no later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025, in a report signed by all three whips, or their representatives, their unanimous recommendations for presentation to the House, on behalf of the committee.

Debate arose thereon.

At 3:49 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 3:56 p.m., the meeting resumed.

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

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That the three whips be delegated the authority to act as the striking committee pursuant to Standing Orders 104, 113 and 114, and that they be authorized to present to the Chair, in a report signed by all three whips, or their representatives, their unanimous recommendations for presentation to the House, on behalf of the committee, provided that the recommendations for the report referred to in paragraph b) of the Order adopted by the House on Thursday, June 5, 2025, shall be presented to the Chair no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2025, and that the Chair shall be instructed to present the report to the House no later than Friday, June 13, 2025.

At 4:01 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:03 p.m., the meeting resumed.

On motion of Arielle Kayabaga, it was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1), the Subcommittee on Private Members' Business be composed of one member from each recognized party and a Chair from the Government party; and that Élisabeth Brière be appointed Chair of the subcommittee.

On motion of Arielle Kayabaga, 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 Arielle Kayabaga, it was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of four members; the Chair and one member from each recognized party, as designated by each party’s whip; and that the subcommittee work in a spirit of collaboration.

On motion of Arielle Kayabaga, it was agreed, — That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence published when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four members are present, including two members of the opposition parties and two members of the government party.

On motion of Arielle Kayabaga, 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 Arielle Kayabaga, it was agreed, —

That witnesses be given five 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 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 minutes
• Liberal Party, five minutes
• Bloc Québécois, two and a half minutes
• Conservative Party, five minutes
• Liberal Party, five minutes

On motion of Arielle Kayabaga, 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 Arielle Kayabaga, it was agreed, — That the clerk of the committee, at the discretion of the Chair, be authorized to make the necessary arrangements to provide working meals for the committee and its subcommittees.

On motion of Arielle Kayabaga, 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.

Arielle Kayabaga moved, — 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 officer’s office be allowed to be present.

Debate arose thereon.

The debate continued.

At 4:23 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:28 p.m., the meeting resumed.

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

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

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 officer’s office be allowed to be present.

That, during in camera meetings, committee members may be informed by the committee Chair of the members who have been designated as substitutes for permanent members, in order to know which members are authorized to speak and vote during 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 Arielle Kayabaga, it was agreed, — That one copy of the transcript of each in-camera meeting be securely retained by the committee clerk for consultation by members of the committee or by their staff; and that the analysts assigned to the committee have access to the in-camera transcripts.

On motion of Arielle Kayabaga, 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 Arielle Kayabaga, 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, pursuant 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 Arielle Kayabaga, 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 Arielle Kayabaga, 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.

At 4:33 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:40 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Christine Normandin moved, — 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.

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

Élisabeth Brière gave notice of the following motion:

That pursuant to standing order 108.3a(i) the committee direct the clerk of the committee to invite the officials responsible for the Long-Term Vision and Planning and Centre Block Rehabilitation to brief members on current plans and progress.

Tim Louis gave notice of the following motion:

That, pursuant to standing order 108(3)(a)(iii), the committee direct the clerk of the committee to invite officials from both the House of Commons and the Parliamentary Protective Service to provide a briefing on security risks, updates and other issues to members, and that this briefing, or parts of it, be done in camera should officials recommend.

Greg Fergus gave notice of the following motion:

That pursuant to standing order 108(3)(a)(i) the committee direct the clerk of the committee to invite the Speaker and House officials for an update on the House and its related matters.

At 4:52 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:55 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Christine Normandin moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(a)(vi), the committee undertake a study of the changes that need to be made in the implementation of the electoral process and the application of the Canada Elections Act in order to prevent the failures and breaches that occurred during the 45^th general election, and that this study include, but not be limited to, the incidents that have already been made public, provided that, in the order listed, the committee invite the following witnesses to testify for a period of two hours per block of witnesses:

(a) representatives of each of the political parties who wish to speak on this subject;

(b) electors or representatives of elector groups;

(c) the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada; and

(d) any other witnesses the committee deems relevant;

That the committee report its observations and recommendations to the House.

Debate arose thereon.

The debate continued.

The amendment, as amended, read as follows:

That the motion be amended by adding after the words “the implementation” the following: “and interpretation” and by replacing the words “in order to prevent the failures and breaches that occurred during the 45^th general election” with the following: “when casting a ballot in a federal election”.

At 5:16 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 5:29 p.m., the meeting resumed.