Evidence of meeting #1 for Official Languages in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
A recording is available from Parliament.
10:35 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
I am going to reread the motion as amended. It's Mr. Chong's entire motion, which refers to all the rounds being five minutes each. We will ask the clerk to read the entire motion that we are voting on.
10:40 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Mr. Chong moved, originally, the following motion:
At the Chair's discretion, witnesses will be given 10 minutes for their opening statement. That during the questioning of witnesses there be allocated, in the first round, five minutes for the first questioner in each party in the following order: Liberal, Bloc Québécois, NDP, Conservative. In the second round, five minutes to questioners from the following parties in this order: Liberal, Bloc Québécois, Conservative, NDP. That in the third round, five minutes be given to each questioner from the following parties in the following order: Liberal, Conservative, Bloc Québécois. In the fourth round, five minutes be allocated to questioners from the following parties in this order: NDP, Liberal, Conservative, Bloc Québécois. The fifth round will respect the order of the first round, but questioners will only have three minutes each.
That is the motion on which we are now voting. We voted on the amendment, now we're voting on the motion. Discussion on the main motion.
I want to thank you for your cooperation. I know that it is time consuming, but once it's done, we won't have to do it for a long time.
Mr. Nadeau, do you have an amendment?
10:40 a.m.
Bloc
Richard Nadeau Bloc Gatineau, QC
Yes, Mr. Chair.
The amendment to the main motion provides seven minutes in the first round for all the questioners.
10:40 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
The amendment is on Mr. Chong's motion, except that the first round would be seven minutes instead of five. We will vote on this amendment.
(Amendment negatived)
Mrs. Glover.
10:40 a.m.
Conservative
Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
When you read the motion on which we already voted, you made a mistake regarding the fourth round. You repeated the motion that we already voted on, and it hasn't yet been adopted. With regard to the fourth round, it would be the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, NDP and Bloc Québécois.
10:45 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
The motion we are about to vote on should be final. Are committee members ready to vote on the motion?
I will say it one last time, as amended. All the rounds remain five minutes in length. The first round, Liberal Party, Bloc Québécois, NDP and Conservative Party; the second round: Liberal Party, Bloc Québécois, Conservative Party and NDP; the third round: Liberal Party, Conservative Party and Bloc Québécois; fourth round: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, NDP and Bloc Québécois; finally, the fifth round would be three minutes in length, and we would return to the order of the first round.
(Motion agreed to)
I want to thank the committee members. It was a difficult motion. I am prepared to hear a motion to adjourn. Next week, bring your proposals regarding the work of the committee, so that we can distribute them.
The meeting is adjourned.
