Agriculture Committee on June 17th, 2021

Evidence of meeting #40 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-205

Members speaking

Before the committee

Jacques Maziade Legislative Clerk

Jane Dudley Senior Counsel, Agriculture and Food Inspection Legal Services, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

4:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Mr. Maziade, is that possible?

4:40 p.m.

Legislative Clerk

Jacques Maziade

Yes. You just need the unanimous consent to withdraw the subamendment. The “will or” will be withdrawn if everybody agrees with that.

4:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

I see thumbs up everywhere.

4:40 p.m.

Legislative Clerk

Jacques Maziade

Okay.

4:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

I do believe we have unanimous consent on that.

(Subamendment withdrawn)

4:40 p.m.

Legislative Clerk

Jacques Maziade

We will replace it with “could reasonably result in the exposure”.

4:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

That becomes a new subamendment, right?

4:40 p.m.

Conservative

Lianne Rood Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

Correct.

4:40 p.m.

Legislative Clerk

Jacques Maziade

Correct.

4:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Yes. Okay.

4:40 p.m.

Legislative Clerk

Jacques Maziade

This is a new subamendment.

You can have a debate, and whenever you want you can vote on this subamendment by Ms. Rood.

4:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Are we ready to vote on that at this stage?

I will ask the clerk to do a recorded vote.

(Subamendment agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Shall BQ-1 carry as amended?

I will ask the clerk to take a recorded vote on BQ-1, please.

(Amendment as amended agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

With that, we shall go to the individual clause.

Shall clause 1 carry as amended? I will ask for a recorded vote.

(Clause 1 as amended agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0)

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Shall clause 2 carry as amended?

4:45 p.m.

Legislative Clerk

Jacques Maziade

Mr. Chair, clause 2 was not amended. There was no amendment.

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Okay. My bad.

Thank you, Mr. Maziade.

Shall clause 2 carry?

(Clause 2 agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0)

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Shall the title carry?

Again, it will be a recorded vote, Madam Clerk.

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

Lianne Rood Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

Can we just apply the previous vote results to this vote?

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Is that possible, Mr. Maziade?

4:45 p.m.

Legislative Clerk

Jacques Maziade

Yes.

If everyone agrees, there is no problem.

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Are we all in agreement?

I see a lot of thumbs up so we shall apply.

Thank you for being efficient, Madam Rood.

(Title agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0)

Shall the bill as amended carry?

Do we want to apply the previous vote?

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

Lianne Rood Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

Let's apply. Can we apply the vote?

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

We can.

4:45 p.m.

Legislative Clerk

Jacques Maziade

Yes.