Evidence of meeting #1 for Public Safety and National Security in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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6:30 p.m.
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
We have a motion on the floor right now, which we probably should deal with first.
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Conservative
6:30 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
What I'm still not seeing coming out of this process is the public safety committee being consulted on the selection criteria. How does that emerge from that meeting?
6:30 p.m.
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
Then why don't we do one hour of the witnesses and one hour of discussion?
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NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
And then people could make a motion or not, maybe. I still like the idea.
What is the first round? What does that take you to, Mr. Chairman, in terms of the end of...?
6:30 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
If we do it the way we've adopted here, they will have 10 minutes to do their presentation. Then you'll have seven, seven, seven, and seven. So seven times four is 28.
6:30 p.m.
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
We might have time for another five-minute and five-minute....
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Sometimes, too, these guys go for 10 minutes each. And if there are two departments, if there are two or three people who want to speak, that can take half an hour, and then you get....
Go ahead.
6:30 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
I like the idea of one hour and one hour. Or you could split it up by saying....
6:30 p.m.
Conservative
Brent Rathgeber Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
I have a point of order. The bells are ringing. I ask that you call the question, Mr. Chair.
6:30 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
All right. Let's call the question.
I will try to work this thing out. I understand what you're saying. You want to have lots of time to.... We may even be able to keep these guys a little extra long.
6:30 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Yes. There is no calling the question. That is not a motion that's in order. But I would suggest that you get through the first round of questions of the seven, seven, seven--that's half an hour--and then go to discussion.
6:30 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Okay. Can we call the question? The bells are blinking, and that means I have to ask for permission to call the question. Are we all in favour of the question?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
All in favour of the motion on the floor that Ms. Hoeppner brought forward?
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NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
I'm sorry. I still don't understand exactly what the motion is.
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Conservative
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NDP
6:30 p.m.
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
The motion is that the committee study the selection criteria for the new commissioner of the RCMP, found in annex A of the letter from the Minister of Public Safety to the chair, and that the criteria be studied for one meeting.
That's the motion. Now we have gone beyond that in our discussion as to what we're doing on Tuesday. But that is the motion we are in the middle of voting on right now.
6:30 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
The difficulty I have with that is.... I can agree with the motion, but unless we flesh out how that's going to work on the Tuesday, it's....