Industry Committee on Oct. 24th, 2006

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

Halifax, day one, would likely be the Monday. Day two would probably be Montreal-Granby. Day three would likely be Oshawa and Toronto. Day four would be Windsor. Day five would be Edmonton.

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

Thursday in Windsor, is that what you're saying?

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

But don't book it in too permanently.

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

It narrows it a bit. We have a list.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

Okay.

Monsieur Crête, is it on this?

[Paul Crête, Bloc, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC]

I want to talk to you about my motion, notice of which you've received and which is further to the committee meeting held last week concerning telecommunications. It goes without saying that it relates to the necessity of the deadline. I therefore ask that the committee say it's in favour of this motion.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

Go ahead, Monsieur Lapierre.

[Jean Lapierre, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

Mr. Chair, to ensure that this isn't for an indefinite period, I move that the motion be amended by adding, after the words “et, par la suite, de présenter un rapport à la Chambre sur l'impact de cette déréglementation,” the words “au plus tard, le 1^er mars 2007”.

It cannot be open-ended.

In English, that would be:

“no later than March 1, 2007”, after “a report to the House on the impact of the deregulation”.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

Okay, wait a minute.

Monsieur Crête, you've moved your motion. Is this an amendment to the motion?

[Jean Lapierre, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

Yes.

[Paul Crête, Bloc, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC]

I agree on the amendment.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

Do you want him to read the amendment?

[The Clerk of the Committee, Mr. James M. Latimer]

So the amendment would read, Monsieur Lapierre, that the motion be amended by adding after the word “deregulation” the following, which are the words--

[Paul Crête, Bloc, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC]

Yes, “no later than March 1, 2007”.

[The Clerk]

Right, “no later than March 1, 2007”.

Shall I read the entire motion as it would read? Do you all have it in front of you?

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

No, it's okay.

Does everyone have the motion?

Mr. Carrie, this is a debate on the amendment.

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

I know. But what I want to suggest, first, is that there's going to be a lot of conversation about this motion, and seeing as we have a vote, very soon, and we have to get over to the House and settle in, I'm recommending that instead of going through this whole thing now, we wait until the next meeting, and then we can discuss it properly instead of rushing through it.

[Jean Lapierre, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

We don't intend to argue.

[Paul Crête, Bloc, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC]

No. We're ready to vote.

[Jean Lapierre, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

We're ready to vote.

There is no argument.

[Paul Crête, Bloc, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC]

No one here has an argument to make. We all agree.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

Well, I have some arguments.

[Paul Crête, Bloc, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC]

We can hear them right away.

[Jean Lapierre, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

Go ahead.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

Are you finished, Mr. Carrie? I have some issues.

Mr. Carrie, if you want to, go ahead.