Translation of "Abandonner la présidence d'une séance " (French → English) :

42. Whenever the Speaker of the House of Commons, from illness or other cause, finds it necessary to leave the chair during any part of the sittings of the House on any day, the Speaker may call on the Chairman of Committees or, in the absence of that Chairman, on any member of the House to take the chair and act as Deputy Speaker during the remainder of that day unless the Speaker resumes the chair before the close of the sittings for that day.

17. Whenever the Speaker of the Senate, from illness or other cause, finds it necessary to leave the chair during any part of the sittings of the Senate on any day, the Speaker may call on any senator to take the chair and preside as Speaker during the remainder of that day unless the Speaker resumes the chair before the close of the sittings for that day.

The President of the Management Committee or, in his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents, shall preside over meetings of the Board of Directors but shall not vote.

We need a mover on that one, if it's okay (Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings]) Staff at in camera meetings: that, unless otherwise ordered, each committee member be allowed to be accompanied by one staff person at an in camera meeting (Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings]) In camera meeting transcripts: 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 (Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings]) Notice of motion: that 48 hours’ notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the committee, unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under ...[+++] consideration; and that the notice of motion be filed with the clerk of the committee and distributed to members in both official languages (Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings]) Designate a chair: that when the chair and vice-chairs are unable to act in that capacity at or during a meeting of the committee, the chair shall designate a member of the committee to act as chair at or during the said meeting, and such an acting chair shall be vested with all the powers of the chair at or during the said meeting (Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings]) Order in council appointment: that whenever an order in council appointment is referred to the committee, the clerk obtain and circulate to each member of the committee a copy of the said appointment with the appointee’s curriculum vitae.

SESSION 7 12.00-13.00 Conclusions BY THE PRESIDENTS OF THE SESSIONS

In the absence of the Chair and the Vice-Chairs of a committee, an Acting Chair must be chosen to preside over a committee meeting the clerk of the committee presides over that election of an Acting Chair at the beginning of the meeting An Acting Chair has all of the powers and duties of the Chair while presiding but has no power to convene meetings of the committee or to preside when the office of the Chair is vacant.