Human Resources Committee on Oct. 27th, 2009

Evidence of meeting #52 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was information.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to increase benefits

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Philip Clarke Director General, Benefits Processing, Service Canada

Louis Beauséjour Director General, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Georges Etoka

4:30 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC

Fine then. Thank you.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Thank you, Mr. Lessard.

We'll now go to clause-by-clause consideration.

Shall clause 1 carry?

Sorry, Mr. Lessard.

4:35 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC

Excuse me, Mr. Chair, but we would like a recorded division.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Would you like that on every vote, Mr. Lessard?

4:35 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC

Yes.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Okay.

Go ahead, Mr. Komarnicki.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK

Is there something he needs consent on or not? It just seems like a long process that maybe isn't necessary.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Mr. Lessard.

4:35 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC

We will dissent on the bill as a whole, but I can tell you now that we will be casting a dissenting voice. However, I still would like a vote by show of hands.

4:35 p.m.

NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

You cannot dissent if you request a vote by show of hands. You either vote for or against.

4:35 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC

No, to dissent, you must vote against the clause.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Okay. As a compromise, Mr. Lessard, I'm just wondering if we could do a recorded vote on the first one and then apply that.... Would that be acceptable to you?

4:35 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC

It would.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

All right. Let's do a recorded vote on clause 1.

(Clause 1 agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

My question is, then, can we apply that vote to clause 2 all the way through to clause 8?

4:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

(Clauses 2 to 8 inclusive agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)

Shall the title carry?

4:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Shall the bill carry?

4:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Shall the chair report the bill to the House?

4:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Thank you very much.

To our witnesses, thank you very much for being here today. You are dismissed, as we are going to get into some committee business now.

We're just going to suspend for one minute as the witnesses leave.

[Proceedings continue in camera]