Evidence of meeting #1 for Bill C-39 in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
Bear with me for a second. I'm asking for clarification. We are debating the motion. I understand that Ms. Desrochers is now proposing a further amendment. I just want to be clear on what that is.
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna, BC
On a point of order, the Liberals made a subamendment, which we voted on. That means we're now on the amendment as it has been amended by the committee. I'm welcoming this change of heart.
Procedurally, let's follow the rules of this chamber and dispose of the subamendment, and then we'll give Ms. Desrochers the ability to bring forward her amendment on the main motion.
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
We can, procedurally, but she's entitled to say what she's going to say. I'm asking for clarification of what she said. That's all. I'm not proposing to—
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna, BC
Again, Mr. Chair, I believe you should be ruling on whether it's in order to have an amendment on the main motion while we're dealing with an amendment.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
We don't have an amendment proposed right now. She's outlined a position. I would like to allow her to finish outlining that position—
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna, BC
This is not relevant to the matter before us. Your job is to make sure that we stick to the amendment as it has been amended. We're not speaking to something outside of it.
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna, BC
I'm asking you for relevance, because this is why you're here.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
Yes. Thank you for the clarification.
Ms. Desrochers, do you have anything more to say before we move on?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
I call the meeting back to order.
To continue with our strict adherence to the procedural rules, we are—subject to anybody having any further submissions—ready to vote on Mr. Ste-Marie's amendment as amended by Ms. Desrochers's subamendment.
Go ahead, Mr. Albas.
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna, BC
I believe, if you seek it, there will be unanimous consent to approve the amendment as amended.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
(Amendment as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
We're moving right along.
Mr. Lauzon, I'm going to give you the floor. We're now on the motion as amended.
October 9th, 2026 / 10:30 a.m.
Liberal
Stéphane Lauzon Liberal Argenteuil—Papineau—Des Collines, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to ask for an amendment to the main motion.
I shall now read out the motion in full, as it would stand if amended.
The motion proposes that, for the purpose of its consideration of Bill C‑39, the committee invite the following ministers, accompanied by officials, to appear before the committee, two ministers at a time, for two two-hour panels: the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons; the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature; and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario; the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada–U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy.
The committee would also invite the parties represented on the committee to provide preliminary witness lists to the clerk, ranked in priority order, by no later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026, and their final lists of witnesses, ranked in priority order, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The committee would set a deadline of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, for amendments to be submitted to the clerk, and would complete the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill during the week of November 16, 2026.
Furthermore, notwithstanding—
Liberal
Conservative
Mike Lake Conservative Leduc—Wetaskiwin, AB
I have two things.
He's reading very quickly. He might have missed part (d), and I may have misheard the date on part (e).
Are you making any changes between part (b) and part (h)? Do we need to read the whole thing?
