Foreign Affairs Committee on Jan. 31st, 2023

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

On the point of order, if we go in camera, we have to do a switchover, and that's going to eat into the subcommittee that we've been—

[Rachel Bendayan, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

It's a non-debatable motion. The motion is on the floor.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

There's no motion on the floor, because Michael intervened on a point of order, and I'm speaking on the same point of order.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

The point of order is non-debatable and needs to be voted on.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

You can't move a motion on a point of order, colleagues.

If there's unanimous consent to adjourn, then we can discuss the travel issue at the subcommittee, along with the other issues.

I'm just saying that, logistically, if we suspend and go in camera for the main committee, then we're going to run out of time to have a discussion at the subcommittee.

[Rachel Bendayan, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

Or we can have the discussion now, as was agreed at the beginning of this meeting.

[Michael Chong, Conservative, Wellington—Halton Hills, ON]

I'm fine to go in camera for this discussion, but if there isn't consent to do that, I'm fine with that, too.

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

Chair, on a point of clarification, what's the deadline for submitting any travel requests?

[Voices]

It's February 8.

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

This would be kind of tight, time being of the essence to have this conversation.

[Rachel Bendayan, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

I think there is unanimous consent to go in camera, Mr. Chair.

[Stéphane Bergeron, Bloc, Montarville, QC]

Mr. Chair, there’s no interpretation.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Is there no translation?

Could members remember to speak into the mike, please?

Does everyone want to go in camera?

[An hon. member]

Yes.

[Stéphane Bergeron, Bloc, Montarville, QC]

There is no interpretation, Mr. Chair.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Mr. Chair, I think we could just—

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Wait a second.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Mr. Chair, I think I have the floor.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Could we just figure out first whether there's translation or not?

Is everything okay, Mr. Bergeron?

[Stéphane Bergeron, Bloc, Montarville, QC]

Yes, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

I understand that you have a point of order.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I had the floor next.

You were about to call on me, and then—

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Yes, that's correct.

Please proceed.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

In the interest of having this discussion at the subcommittee as well as other issues we need to discuss, I move that we adjourn the current meeting.

[Rachel Bendayan, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

Did we vote on the request to move in camera?