Canadian Heritage Committee on Oct. 16th, 2012

Evidence of meeting #40 for Canadian Heritage in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was community.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Review of National Protocol Procedures
Bill S-201, An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day

MPs speaking

Rob Moore
Terence Young
Rathika Sitsabaiesan
Andrew Cash
Pierre Nantel
Scott Simms
Scott Armstrong

Also speaking

Terry M. Mercer  Senator, Lib., Senate

4:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Moore

Thank you, Mr. Armstrong.

Are there any other questions?

Thank you, Senator. We're going to be moving into the clause-by-clause consideration of your bill. You're welcome to stick around if you want to. I don't think it will take too long, but you never know. We'll just take 30 seconds and move into clause-by-clause.

Just so you know, it says that pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of the preamble and clause 1 is postponed. All this means is that we deal with the preamble and the short title after we've gone through the other clauses of the bill, of which there is only one other.

Shall clause 2 carry?

(Clause 2 agreed to on division)

Shall the short title carry?

4:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:10 p.m.

An hon. member

On division.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Moore

Shall the preamble carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Moore

Shall the title carry?

4:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Moore

Shall the bill carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Moore

Shall the chair report the bill to the House?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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An hon. member

Right away.

4:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Moore

Okay. I'll get to it.

That concludes what we have on our schedule today.

Is there anything anyone has before we wrap up?

There is one thing. I'll remind members that we have our upcoming study and we need the witnesses. I know that we have some we've talked about, but if you have your witnesses, please get their names to the clerk so they can be invited and we can begin our study on the software industry.

Mr. Nantel.

4:15 p.m.

NDP

Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC

I have one information piece here about the first vote that has been carried on division. Just so I understand, what happened?

4:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Moore

What happens is that I call the question: shall the clause carry? Usually, if people just say “yes”, then it carries. If I hear someone say “on division”, then it carries on division.

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NDP

Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC

Okay, and we don't have to know why it's not simply “yes”?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Moore

No, not really. That's not the practice. We could have a vote, if people want to vote; it can carry on division or it can carry.

4:15 p.m.

NDP

Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC

Okay. Thank you very much.

4:15 p.m.

NDP

Andrew Cash NDP Davenport, ON

I think the question was that when you say “on division”, does that mean it's recorded that we all voted for it or...?

4:15 p.m.

A voice

No.

4:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Moore

No. It's recorded as the clause passing on division.

Thank you. The committee is adjourned.