Good morning, everybody.
I hope all of you had a good weekend in your ridings.
Colleagues, welcome to meeting number 118 of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
The committee is meeting today to discuss the question of privilege related to cyber-attacks targeting members of Parliament.
Colleagues, we are all very well aware of the new regulations for audio devices. Please take good care to make sure that when they are not in use, you are placing them on the stickers provided in front of you on the table, either to your left or to your right.
I notice that we have a number of non-permanent members at the committee. Welcome to those who are here as substitutes today.
Colleagues, we have had a couple of very productive meetings. We have been dealing with some sensitive and difficult issues. Despite that, the conversation has been respectful. We've been able to maintain a good dialogue between those asking questions and the witnesses we've had. I hope we can continue in that spirit today.
We have a lot of witnesses this morning.
They are no strangers to us. They were with us not too long ago.
I would like to welcome back Eric Janse, Clerk of the House of Commons; Stéphan Aubé, chief executive administrator; Michel Bédard, law clerk and parliamentary counsel; Patrick McDonell, Sergeant-at-Arms and corporate security officer; Jeffrey LeBlanc, deputy clerk of procedure; and Benoit Dicaire, acting chief information officer, digital services and real property.
Mr. Janse, you and your colleagues will have 10 minutes collectively to begin the meeting. Following the conclusion of those remarks, we will go into our first round of questions.
Mr. Janse, the floor is yours.