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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 118

Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 11:01 a.m. to 1:10 p.m.

Room 225-A, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Ben Carr, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Marie-Hélène Gaudreau

NDP

Lindsay Mathyssen

Acting Members present

• Dean Allison for Blaine Calkins (Conservative)

• Chad Collins for Mark Gerretsen (Liberal)

• Garnett Genuis for Luc Berthold (Conservative)

• Garnett Genuis for Michael Cooper (Conservative)

• Majid Jowhari for Stéphane Lauzon (Liberal)

• Tom Kmiec for Eric Duncan (Conservative)

• Richard Martel for Luc Berthold (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Andre Barnes, Analyst

• Laurence Brosseau, Analyst

Question of Privilege Related to Cyber Attacks Targeting Members of Parliament

Witnesses

House of Commons

• 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, Procedure

• Benoit Dicaire, Acting Chief Information Officer, Digital Services and Real Property

Pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, May 9, 2024, the committee commenced consideration of the question of privilege related to cyber attacks targeting members of Parliament.

Eric Janse and Benoit Dicaire made statements and, with Stéphan Aubé, Michel Bédard, Patrick McDonell and Jeffrey LeBlanc, answered questions.

At 12:05 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:13 p.m., the meeting resumed in camera.

At 12:49 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:55 p.m., the meeting resumed.

At 1:10 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Michael MacPherson

Clerk of the committee