Canadian Heritage Committee on Jan. 30th, 2024

Evidence of meeting #106 for Canadian Heritage in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cbc.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Job Cuts Announced at CBC/Radio-Canada

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Catherine Tait President and Chief Executive Officer, CBC/Radio-Canada

Marco Dubé Chief Transformation Officer and Executive Vice-President, People and Culture, CBC/Radio-Canada

Dany Meloul Executive Vice-President, Radio-Canada, CBC/Radio-Canada

Barbara Williams Executive Vice-President, CBC, CBC/Radio-Canada

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Anyway, it's moot because the motion has not been accepted by the committee, and Ms. Thomas has called for a vote.

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

We'd like to move the motion if we're going to a recorded vote.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

We're going to a recorded vote.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

On a point of order, Madam Chair, can we circulate the motion so we can read it, please? There were questions. We haven't seen the motion in writing.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Well, you don't have to see it in writing, but maybe Ms. Thomas can read it again.

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB

You can't... It's against.... It's been called.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

Michael Coteau Liberal Don Valley East, ON

Chair, on a point of order so I can understand the process here, I think people had some other questions before we went to a vote, so is there an opportunity to ask questions or—

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

No, we're going to a vote right now. We have to record the vote for—

6:25 p.m.

Bloc

Martin Champoux Bloc Drummond, QC

I have a point of order, Madam Chair. The vote has been called.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Please, we had an opportunity to do that.

6:25 p.m.

An hon. member

There are no points of order.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Yes, there are no points of order. We're going to a vote, please. The vote has been called. I'm sorry.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

Michael Coteau Liberal Don Valley East, ON

Just because the vote has been called doesn't mean we go right to the vote, does it? Is that how it works?

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Michael, yes. Let's go to the vote, please. It's been called. It will be a recorded vote.

(Motion negatived: nays 7; yeas 4)

There is no consent for this motion to be discussed.

It being 30 minutes after six o'clock, we now have a hard stop for the room. I want to thank the witnesses for being here and spending two hours answering questions. I want to thank the committee for being as respectful as we could be, which I'm glad to see us doing.

This meeting is now adjourned.