Evidence of meeting #29 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was mcguinty.
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5:30 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Mr. Chair, we're respecting each of the party's activities, and if the Bloc has an event scheduled for tomorrow night, we shouldn't try to impose on them a committee meeting. That being said, we could certainly look at next week, perhaps adding some committee time to further it along.
I did want to say that the principle of standing clauses is something that—as the clerk has very correctly done and as you've done Mr. Chair—sees those clauses put to the end. I just hope we don't come back to this kind of scenario where we throw out clauses that have been stood. We've only stood three out of half of the bill, and we are halfway through. I would prefer that when we stand them, they remain at the end and we work through clause by clause. I think that makes more sense. We could have gone through ten clauses because there were no amendments to them in the time it takes to come back a second time to clause 13, and we'll be coming back a third time. I would hope that we would stay with that principle and not be forced off track.
5:30 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
That would certainly be, as it was today, the will of the committee.
With that, Mr. Carrier, you have the last comment.
5:30 p.m.
Bloc
Robert Carrier Bloc Alfred-Pellan, QC
To follow on from what Mr. Laframboise was saying, we will be at the Bloc Québécois' Christmas party tomorrow evening.
Would it be possible to move our meeting to Wednesday evening?
5:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
I will certainly contact the department again in that regard, but as it stands right now, tomorrow's infrastructure meeting will be cancelled and we will reconvene on Thursday at 3:30 to continue clause-by-clause.
The meeting is adjourned.