Bill C-11 Committee on Feb. 14th, 2012
Evidence of meeting #1 for Bill C-11 in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was going.
A recording is available from Parliament.
On the agenda
MPs speaking
Also speaking
- Clerk of the Committee Ms. Christine Holke David
3:30 p.m.
NDP
The Chair Glenn Thibeault
I call the meeting to order.
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the much-anticipated, long-awaited legislative committee on Bill C-11. I'd like to welcome everyone here today. I'm looking forward to being your chair. It's very exciting for me as well. I'm looking forward to some very positive debate.
We're trying to put forward an agenda today. We're starting off with committee business, so with that, I'm willing to open it up.
3:30 p.m.
Conservative
3:30 p.m.
NDP
3:30 p.m.
Conservative
Mike Lake Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
I think we have to go through the routine motions here. First off, I want to congratulate you, Mr. Chair. I look forward to working with you and with everybody else on the committee. It's going to be an interesting time. We really look forward to it.
With that, I'll just move that the committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the chair, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.
3:30 p.m.
NDP
The Chair Glenn Thibeault
Great. Thanks. Is that agreed to by everyone?
(Motion agreed to)
Awesome. Come on up. Welcome to our analysts.
Go ahead, Mr. Lake.
3:30 p.m.
Conservative
3:30 p.m.
NDP
3:30 p.m.
Conservative
Mike Lake Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
Okay. I move that the chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four members are present, including one member from the government and one member of the opposition.
3:30 p.m.
NDP
3:30 p.m.
Liberal
Geoff Regan Halifax West, NS
Pardon me, Mr. Chairman. I move that the motion be amended by replacing the words “and one member of the opposition” with the words “and one member from each of the opposition parties”. The quorum would require one member from each of the opposition parties.
3:30 p.m.
NDP
3:30 p.m.
Conservative
Mike Lake Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
I'm just basing this on the routine motion that we've adopted in the industry committee, of which you're a member as well. I've dropped the part about scheduled meetings outside the precinct, because we won't have any, but other than that, the motion is exactly what we have in the industry committee.
3:30 p.m.
NDP
3:30 p.m.
NDP
Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay, ON
Obviously we all have a desire to be ready, willing, and able to deal with this important piece of legislation. The only question I have is that when we talk about a member of the opposition, the chair is a member of the opposition, so does that mean that if you call a meeting with him...?
I would imagine that the four should include one member of the opposition and one of the government, not counting the chair. That way we are ensuring that—
3:30 p.m.
NDP