Evidence of meeting #21 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was farmers.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
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Conservative
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Conservative
Brian Storseth Conservative Westlock—St. Paul, AB
For the information of everybody at the table, so we're clear, a yea vote--
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Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
I don't know whether we can deal with this now, with the challenge to the chair, but the fact of the matter is that if you're going to put a motion, you have to have unanimous consent of the committee. If we're going to debate the report, we are going to have to spend some time on asking the Wheat Board, on this report, what are the commercial implications to Canada as a result--
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Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking
Mr. Easter, we can't debate this. There is a motion to challenge the chair and that the chair's ruling be sustained. So I think we have to go with yeas and nays on this.
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Conservative
Brian Storseth Conservative Westlock—St. Paul, AB
Mr. Chairman, we're not asking for debate. We're asking for clarification for the new members, and all the members, to make sure they know exactly what they are voting on if they are voting yea or if they're voting nay. Could the clerk describe that?
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An hon. member
No coaching the chair, Mr. Valeriote. Come on now, he's supposed to be independent.
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Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking
It's very simple, I think. There was a ruling on a motion, and I didn't see it fit. You're questioning the chair's ruling on that, so you're asking that the chair's ruling be sustained. We're going to bring it to a vote and it has to be--
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Conservative
Brian Storseth Conservative Westlock—St. Paul, AB
I'm not actually asking for the chair's ruling to be sustained. I'm looking to overturn the chair's ruling.
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Conservative
Steven Blaney Conservative Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
But I think the question is, will the chair's ruling be sustained? So we would vote no.
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Conservative
Brian Storseth Conservative Westlock—St. Paul, AB
We want to be clear, because the wording that he is—
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Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
Did the Prime Minister's Office not give you the proper directions, guys, or what?
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Conservative
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Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
You should know. It's the little guys behind you there. Is the proper direction coming forward?
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking
Order.
If you vote yea, it maintains the chair's ruling. If you vote nay, you don't go with the chair's ruling.
All in favour of the chair's ruling will signify by raising their hand.
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An hon. member
It's a recorded vote.
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Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
Mr. Chair, it's a set-up.
(Ruling of the chair overturned: nays 6; yeas 5)
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Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking
The chair's ruling has not passed. So that means the motion will go forward.
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Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking
Yes, it will be debated.
I just want a little clarification from the committee. It was noted at our last meeting that we wanted to deal with this bill; and we were going to extend the meeting past one o'clock to deal with the bill.
Whether we get into a debate on where we're going to go for the next hour.... If you want to debate this motion for a while, we will, but we have the government officials here dealing with the other bill.
So right now, do you want to go ahead with this motion and should we keep the witnesses here?
