Evidence of meeting #17 for Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was make.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
No, no, don't even try to get me more confused than I am.
Mr. Martin, we're going to vote on your amendment.
Conservative
Rob Moore Conservative Fundy Royal, NB
Could we just make sure, and have Mr. Martin read it out again before we vote on it?
Conservative
Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON
I'm just blathering. I'm asking to speak to the amendment.
Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON
I just want to make it clear that all of us have clearly demonstrated here that we would like to hear from the law clerk and any of his officials—which we can do in the context of the amendment that Mr. Martin is putting forward. We are all in support of hearing from this witness, and it is perfectly within our means to hear from him while beginning clause-by-clause on Wednesday. I don't want any members of the public to be under the false impression that all of a sudden it's impossible to support Mr. Martin's amendment because of this submission. We can do both. We can hear from the law clerk, and we can begin clause-by-clause two days later, giving all members—including those members—a full 48 hours to develop their thinking before clause-by-clause begins.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
I'm hearing Tony agreeing, so let's vote before we change our minds.
(Amendment agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]
Conservative
Bloc
Benoît Sauvageau Bloc Repentigny, QC
Mr. Chairman, I would just like to clarify something. I just want to make sure that I have understood properly. Am I right in thinking that Mr. Poilievre said that we are going to hear testimony from the law clerk on Monday?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
It sounds like he's given us an undertaking to bring something forward; that's what I understand.
We're going to vote on Mr. Poilievre's original motion as amended by Mr. Martin. Do you understand what we're doing?
(Motion as amended agreed to)
Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON
I ask for unanimous consent that the committee clerk invite before this committee Mr. R.R. Walsh, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, and Richard Denis, Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, and any other officials they believe appropriate to join them for that testimony; that the clerk aim to have those witnesses before this committee on Monday, June 5, 2006, but that she also have the option to invite them on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 6, 2006, and that they be given a time period not to exceed three hours.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
Okay.
Did you have a point of order? You're stunned, I can tell.
Liberal
Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
No, my point is, does his motion go before my motion?
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
I'm going to ask for it, how about that?
Does everybody agree with unanimous consent?
Conservative
Conservative