Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Thank you very much. The motion is before the committee. Is there further discussion? (Motion agreed to)

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Thank you. The motion is before the committee. All in favour? (Motion agreed to) That is carried. Thank you.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  You have heard that there is a general agreement on how we would proceed in this regard and that we will attempt to deal with witnesses at the meetings of the whole committee. It is my understanding that you would empower the joint chairs to make any changes that arise subsequently—that is, if witnesses identified from the priority list cannot make it, the joint co-chairs would be entitled to choose from the alternate list approved by the whole committee.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Thank you, Bob. The next motion deals with a subcommittee on agenda and procedure. The normal framework for this language starts out “That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be composed of the Joint Chairs and:”—fill in the rest of that based on the discussion at the table—“and that the Subcommittee be empowered to make decisions on behalf of the Committee with respect to its agenda, to invite witnesses, and to schedule hearings.”

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Madam Chair pro tem, it is my pleasure to nominate Mr. Rob Oliphant as the co-chair.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Colleagues, I too would like to join my co-chair in welcoming you to this committee, especially my colleagues from the Senate, and of course the new colleagues I will get to know from the House of Commons. We will now move into the routine motions section of our agenda. First we will need a motion to the effect that the committee will retain, as needed and at the discretion of the joint chairs, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist in its work.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I have the motion on the floor. If it is clearly understood, are you in agreement with the motion?

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  (Motion agreed to) Thank you very much. Mr. Co-Chair, I would like to suggest that we invite the analysts to the table and introduce them to the committee. Julia Nicol is the lead analyst for this committee. Marlisa Tiedemann and Sonya Norris are also analysts. I would invite them to join us at the table.