Evidence of meeting #57 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle
I'm an introvert.
So the subamendment is in order, according to the clerk. It's further clarification of the existing motion.
(Amendment agreed to)
Have we finished discussion on the main motion?
(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
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Conservative
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Conservative
Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Mr. Chair, with respect to this notice of motion, of course, it's asking for a report to be forwarded to the House, and I think it's totally appropriate that provision be made for a dissent to the report, because obviously there is a dissension to it, and I think that any press release would be inappropriate without first having a dissent and some reference made--
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Conservative
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Conservative
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Conservative
Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
That's for the report. I want to now request a dissenting report to be sent to the House.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Just a minute. Let's get a ruling from the clerk. He wants to say something in the report, if it's the report we're talking about, not the motion.
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A voice
That the following report....
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle
Yes, the following report. So there is an opportunity for a dissenting report, if it's a report. Yes, there's absolutely no problem with that.
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Conservative
Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Okay. I would like to make a dissenting report that would be part of this report to the House.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle
Yes, it's perfectly in order to do so.
Supplementary and dissenting opinions?
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Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
[Inaudible--Editor]...and then we get a certain timeline on how long it's going to be.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle
Yes, that's what I'm doing right now.
The committee should decide, first of all, the length to be allowed, how many pages or paragraphs, and possibly style and what have you, how it is to be submitted to the clerk, and the deadline for the submissions.
Okay, the recommendations.
Mr. Siksay.
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NDP
Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC
I'll make a recommendation that the minority report be received within 48 hours and that it be no longer than the total word count of the original report.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle
So that's the recommendation. And it's within 48 hours. Is that satisfactory?
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Conservative
Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
I think so. I think that's reasonable, given the nature of the report.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle
And it's to be submitted in both official languages and in the same style and font.
Okay, that's done. All in favour?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.