Evidence of meeting #1 for Special Committee on Indigenous Women 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.
NDP
Niki Ashton NDP Churchill, MB
Yes. Maybe there's a misunderstanding. I'm wondering, in the motion for this committee it talked about creating a committee that mirrors other committees in Parliament, and mirroring would entail two meetings a week.
6:35 p.m.
Liberal
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON
I think that this is unprecedented to pick Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Many, two-thirds of members of Parliament have responsibilities in their constituencies on Fridays. This is not a traditional time for a committee hearing. I suggest that we strike a subcommittee to look at the possibilities.
Obviously we cannot meet when status of women is meeting or when aboriginal affairs is meeting. If it has to be an evening, I think Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday is possible in the evening, but I really think it would mean a great deal of substitutions, and we would not have the continuity that will be required for this committee for us to actually work together as a group.
6:35 p.m.
Conservative
6:35 p.m.
NDP
Jean Crowder NDP Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
I wonder if some of this detail could be left. Normally there's a subcommittee that looks at agenda and whatnot, and I wonder if we could defer that discussion until we get back.
I know there's no interest in delaying this committee getting on with it, but there are some challenges. A number of the committee members who are here are from very distant ridings. It doesn't impact on my travel, but I know it would impact on other people's travel.
6:35 p.m.
Conservative
6:35 p.m.
Liberal
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON
I think we have to acknowledge that the committee has a great number of parliamentary secretaries who do have to be here on Fridays, but I would very much like to see a subcommittee struck, which would include the vice-chairs and probably you and a member of the government, to try to find a different time.
6:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Stella Ambler
We're not at the discussion of the routine motions just yet, so we will have to vote on this motion.
6:35 p.m.
Liberal
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON
Choosing a time for the meeting was not on the agenda either. I understood that we were only electing the chair tonight.
6:35 p.m.
Conservative
6:35 p.m.
Liberal
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON
It needs to be withdrawn, because it's out of order compared to what we actually decided to do this evening.
6:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Stella Ambler
It's not out of order as far as I'm concerned, so we have a motion on the floor.
I'll take a vote now. All in favour of Thursday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.?
(Motion agreed to)
In terms of the routine motions, I've heard that the vice-chair would like to be here for the discussion and determination of the routine motions.
Is that correct?
6:35 p.m.
NDP
6:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Stella Ambler
Sure. That's not a problem.
I don't believe there's any other business given that routine motions will be discussed at the first meeting when Ms. Davies is available.
Ms. Crowder.
6:35 p.m.
NDP
Jean Crowder NDP Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Do we have an analyst appointed to the committee at this point in time?
6:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Stella Ambler
The analyst services are part of the routine motions, so again—
6:35 p.m.
NDP
Jean Crowder NDP Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Can we just deal with the analyst piece without the rest of it? I don't know procedurally whether we can do that.
6:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Stella Ambler
It would be up to the committee, but I think if it's part of the routine motions—
6:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Stella Ambler
—then possibly your vice-chair might want to save it for the first meeting.
Okay. Is there any other business? I see none.
The meeting is adjourned.