Evidence of meeting #1 for Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
6:50 p.m.
Conservative
Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB
The amendment states that the first round would be Liberal, Bloc, Conservative, NDP. Round two would be Conservative, Liberal, Conservative, Bloc, Conservative, Liberal, Conservative, NDP. That sets it up.
6:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
You've heard the motion and you've heard the amendment. I'm going to bring this to a head.
(Amendment agreed to)
(Motion as amended agreed to)
We've been able to get the actual wording of the motion. When we go back to the subcommittee on agenda and procedure, it will be composed of the chair and three vice-chairs, as it states there.
I don't know what the date is here.
6:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
It states here: “That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of the Chair, the three Vice-Chairs and a member of the Conservative Party.” That's what was passed.
You asked for that, Mr. Crête, and we were able to find it, thank goodness.
6:50 p.m.
Bloc
Paul Crête Bloc Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
I have a point of order.
I have to say that we weren't being dishonest. Our transcript of the minutes of proceedings did not contain any reference whatsoever to that question.
6:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
No, nobody said that at all, Mr. Crête. We just wanted to get it clarified. Thank you for doing that.
6:50 p.m.
Conservative
6:50 p.m.
Liberal
Bryon Wilfert Liberal Richmond Hill, ON
Well, I asked for that information to see if it in fact replicated what happened last time. I'm glad to see I'm not as old as I thought I was; my memory served me well.
So I would move that, with the addition of a member of the Conservative Party.
6:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
You've heard the suggestion that the motion state that the subcommittee on agenda and procedure be composed of the chair and one representative of each party. That covers it.
It is moved by Mr. Wilfert, then, that the subcommittee on agenda and procedure be composed of the chair and one representative of each party.
Is there any discussion?
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
6:55 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
Before we adjourn, and even before we have our subcommittee, I'm just going to ask the committee, just to get things moving down the road here, if they would like the next regularly slotted time to have a briefing on Afghanistan to bring us up to speed.
Is it Mr. David Mulroney, then, who usually comes?
6:55 p.m.
A voice
He's normally the one, yes.
6:55 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
So we'll do that, and then at the call of the chair, we'll have a subcommittee meeting as well.
The meeting is adjourned.
