Evidence of meeting #53 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was nations.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Stuart Wuttke  General Counsel, Assembly of First Nations
Bill Taylor  President, Atlantic Salmon Federation
Audrey Mayes  Senior Policy Analyst, Environmental Stewardship, Assembly of First Nations

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

All those in favour—

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

Mr. Chair?

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

Sorry—

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

I was already moving a motion. Can another motion be presented while my motion is being presented?

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

I'm sorry; you didn't present your motion, Mr. Toone.

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

Well—

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

I recognized Mr. Kamp—

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

—unless this was a point of order that pertains to what I was actually going to be presenting, I don't really see the pertinence of his motion on mine.

I think I made it very clear to the committee that I wanted to present this motion, and I think it's important that we debate it immediately.

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

I recognized you, Mr. Toone. We were having a discussion.

I recognized Mr. Kamp. He proposed a motion.

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

Mr. Chair, with all due respect, I never withdrew my motion.

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

With all due respect to you, Mr. Toone, you didn't propose a motion, so you didn't have the opportunity to withdraw a motion.

You were sitting, contemplating a motion, and I asked you—

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

I did say that I so move.

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Robert Chisholm NDP Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS

He did, if I may—

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

Mr. Chisholm, thank you for your input here.

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Robert Chisholm NDP Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS

I didn't have a chance to make it.

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

No, and I'm not recognizing you, I guess is what I'm saying. Please shut the mike off.

We're having a discussion here, at this point, Mr. Toone. You asked about a motion.

To be very frank, the motion that you so moved—if you want—is not in order. I gave you the opportunity to—

10:15 a.m.

An hon. member

You didn't rule that.

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

I didn't rule it. I understand I didn't rule it. But I gave you the opportunity.... You didn't have a motion, to be very frank with you, Mr. Toone.

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

I beg to differ.

If the motion needs to be amended, I'm perfectly open to amendments.

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

I would like to understand how you can amend something when I said you didn't propose a motion.

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

The motion was on the floor.

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

You can't amend when—

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

You said that we were going to get back to it. I'm back to it right now.

10:15 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

Mr. Kamp came forward with a point. I recognized Mr. Kamp. He has moved that this committee proceed in camera. I'm at the point right now of calling the question on it. It's not debatable.

10:15 a.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

I challenge your ruling.