It's to get a legal opinion.
Evidence of meeting #10 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was countries.
Evidence of meeting #10 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was countries.
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Conservative
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Conservative
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Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
Mr. Chair, on a point of order, I expect that will go to the House at the earliest opportunity.
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Conservative
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Conservative
David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
I expect it will take a bit of time. We'll probably have a dissenting report attached to this. We'll be dealing with the issue there.
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Conservative
Barry Devolin Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
There's been some discussion around Ontario on the proposed risk management program that grains and oilseed producers in Ontario have been putting forward. I have--
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gerry Ritz
Hang onto that thought for a second. Mr. Easter is still on his motion.
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Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
I'm sorry to interrupt, Barry.
The normal procedure for dissenting reports is that they be given a timeframe. I suggest that any dissenting reports to be attached to that motion be in by 6 o'clock Friday evening, so the report can be tabled in the House on Monday.
Is that agreed?
11:15 a.m.
Conservative
David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
No, it's not agreed. We'll get it in when we can.
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Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
That is no good. The parliamentary secretary to the minister is trying to delay this being reported to the House until after we're closed for the summer. Standard procedure is that there is a deadline for dissenting reports, and if necessary, I'll move a motion to that effect.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gerry Ritz
There actually are timeframes specified. We'll stay within those timeframes, you can rest assured. The dissenting report also has to be comparable in length to the original motion.
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Conservative
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Liberal
Robert Thibault Liberal West Nova, NS
Perhaps the clerk can tell us what the procedure is. We're hearing a suggestion by Mr. Easter that it be Friday, and the parliamentary secretary is suggesting that it be--
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gerry Ritz
You're asking whether a motion by Mr. Easter for 6 o'clock on Friday takes precedence over--
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Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
It could be 3 o'clock. It doesn't matter to me, as long as it's done on Friday.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gerry Ritz
Okay.
The clerk advises me it comes down to the will of the committee to accept the time that's put forward by Mr. Easter.
So I guess we'll need a motion to that effect, Mr. Easter.
11:15 a.m.
Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
I move that any dissenting reports to be attached to this report to the House be in by Friday at closing time--6 o'clock is fine, or 5 o'clock, say--so the report can be tabled in the House on Monday.
11:15 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gerry Ritz
We may have a bit of a problem. The first part of the motion is in order. The second part dictating when the House will receive it...we have to get on the clerk's list, and so on. So I may not be able to deliver it on Monday; it may be Tuesday.
