Human Resources Committee on May 31st, 2007
Evidence of meeting #77 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was things.
A recording is available from Parliament.
On the agenda
MPs speaking
Also speaking
- Luc Leduc Senior Counsel and Group Head, Legal Services, Department of Human Resources and Social Development
- Rosaline Frith Director General, Canada Student Loans Program, Department of Human Resources and Social Development
3:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Dean Allison
Pursuant to clause 108 of the Standing Orders, the committee will now resume its debate on Mr. Savage's motion.
Mr. Savage, I know that when we ended the last meeting we said we would get right back to your motion before we looked at going clause by clause. So why don't we look at your motion right now?
3:35 p.m.
Liberal
Michael Savage Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
Thank you, Chair.
I think we had begun debate on the motion, and the motion has been stated. My reasons I stated last Thursday, and I'm prepared to listen to whatever discussion takes place and then hopefully have a vote or any amendments. Obviously the timing on the motion was May 31, and we're going to have to deal with that.
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Conservative
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Liberal
Michael Savage Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
Well, I would change my motion, just the last part of my motion, from May 31 to June....
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Conservative
The Chair Dean Allison
Okay.
We have an amendment now, “that those officials be called upon to appear on an emergency basis on June 7, 2007”.
Is that okay?
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Conservative
Mike Lake Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
Are we voting on the amendment? How does that work? Does he have to have unanimous consent to even make an amendment?
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Conservative
The Chair Dean Allison
No. That's the amendment. We will vote on the amendment before we vote on the main motion.
Is there any discussion on the date of that amendment?
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Conservative
Lynne Yelich Blackstrap, SK
No discussion.
Most importantly, I hope he has taken into consideration that perhaps the officials have better things to do than to come before us; perhaps they're busy trying to put the program out. We don't agree with having them come forward right now because we're busy trying to get the employability study and some of the other important issues before us. However he wants to write it, it's fine with us for June 7.
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Conservative
The Chair Dean Allison
Sure.
I think he's taken that into consideration, by giving them a week to get ready.
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Dean Allison
Okay.
If there is no other discussion on the amendment, I'll call the vote on the amendment.
(Amendment agreed to)
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Conservative
The Chair Dean Allison
Now let's go to the main motion. Is there any more discussion on the main motion?
Mr. Lake.
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Conservative
Mike Lake Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
I'd just like to suggest that it seems as if every single time we've come in here over the last little while we have a new motion from Mr. Savage on this. I would respectfully suggest that when he goes away for the weekend, he think about all the different things he might want to bring up on this issue and put them into one comprehensive motion, as opposed to waking up every morning and thinking “I'd like to do this now”. It does seem rather ridiculous.
We have a lot of things to discuss on this committee--some very important things. Our employability study has been pushed back and pushed back in terms of all the different things over and over again, and obviously we have other legislation coming forward. Hopefully this will be the last motion, but if there are any more, maybe we can actually get them put into one thing.