Evidence of meeting #1 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was last.
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9:20 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Yes. I think that was the discussion we had when we came up with this motion the last time too.
I accept your point. It was up to the committee to make that final decision. We do have a motion, if we want to deal with it that way.
Mr. Zed.
9:20 a.m.
Liberal
Paul Zed Liberal Saint John, NB
Mr. Chair, could I try to expedite this a little bit?
As for these routine motions that you have, could we as a group agree that routine motions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 be moved?
I would like to move those as a block of motions, so that they're on the table. If there's any debate or discussion on that, then we would move forward. We could then come back to the more contentious issues.
Is that acceptable? If so, I'd like to move that as a motion.
9:20 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Mr. Zed has moved that motions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are so moved as written.
Seconder? Mr. Shipley.
Debate? Mr. Jean.
9:20 a.m.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
Actually, Mr. Chair, I wonder if the other parties would entertain a change in number 8. Number 8 is on the staff at in camera meetings.
9:20 a.m.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
My suggestion is to allow one member of each party there as well, as designated by the person. It allows each member to have a staff member there, but I'm wondering whether they would entertain the possibility of having somebody from the party there.
9:20 a.m.
Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
I suppose if you said the House leader or the whip's office or the research bureau, that's fine. I think we're okay with that.
9:20 a.m.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
Do we have to designate that, or one person from the party?
9:20 a.m.
Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
Let's just be specific about it. I think that's what our understanding is.
9:20 a.m.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
The whip's office or House leader's office or one of the House officers.
9:20 a.m.
Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
This one has to be the House officer. And by that we mean House leader, House whip, and the research bureau that responds to them.
9:25 a.m.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
That's the only amendment that I would see out of those motions.
9:25 a.m.
Bloc
Mario Laframboise Bloc Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
I do not understand. We never had any problem with this before. I fail to see why this is being introduced today. We never abused this measure. There could be long in camera meetings during which we might need the support of our assistants. I just do not understand. If we had had problems in the past, I would understand, but there was never any problem with respect to this matter.
9:25 a.m.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
I also see, indeed, Mr. Chair, that we agreed last time that the parliamentary secretary would be a member of the subcommittee. I see that all of these are actually routine motions, not from our last meeting.
9:25 a.m.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
So I would also ask for an amendment on motion 2, if it's the will of the committee, that the parliamentary secretary be in the subcommittee meetings.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
So far we have a motion to move all of these together. Perhaps it's turning out to be not the easiest thing to do. Why don't we simply go through them individually?
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
Why don't we just check off the ones in which they're...? If there's going to be an amendment to any one, we'll just skip it and come back to it. Is that easier?