Canada-China Relations Committee on May 10th, 2021

[Rob Oliphant, Liberal, Don Valley West, ON]

I'm back.

[Lenore Zann, Liberal, Cumberland—Colchester, NS]

So much for a health break.

[Rob Oliphant, Liberal, Don Valley West, ON]

Everything just stopped. I think Garnett did it.

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Order, Mr. Oliphant. We are hereby suspended.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Yes, I did it.

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

You have five minutes. I'll see you shortly.

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

I call the meeting back to order.

Mr. Genuis, your hand is up.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I was just reviewing this. I want to propose that we add one additional phrase. I think it clarifies the procedure. Right now, what I have for Ms. Zann's motion prior to the text we added with the amendment is “That the unredacted documents from the Public Health Agency of Canada be provided to the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel to review and ascertain the fairness of them.”

Madam Clerk, can you confirm that what I've read so far is correct?

[The Clerk]

I can confirm that we looked on ParlVU to see what Ms. Zann did say. I can confirm that she said “to review and ascertain the fairness of them”.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Okay, so what I read is correct.

[The Clerk]

Yes, that's correct.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I would like to propose that after “ascertain the fairness of them”, we add “and to report to the committee on them in the manner prescribed by the motion adopted on March 31, 2021.”

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

That would be where?

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

That would be after the text proposed by Ms. Zann and before the text that I had proposed. It would be in between.

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Madam Clerk, do you have that?

[The Clerk]

I have “and to report to the committee on the fairness of it”. Is that correct?

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

No. It should read “and to report to the committee on them in the manner prescribed by the motion adopted on March 31, 2021.”

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

That would replace part of Ms. Zann's wording. Is that correct?

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

No. It's not replacing anything.

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Is it an addition?

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Yes, it's an addition. It would read, “to review and ascertain the fairness of them and to report to the committee on them in the manner prescribed by the motion adopted on March 31, 2021.”

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Thank you.

Madam Clerk, do you have that? I see thumbs up.

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Mr. Harris, do you have a point of order?

[Jack Harris, NDP, St. John's East, NL]

Yes. Can he do that? Can we do that?

[The Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

This is back on the main motion as amended, and yes, as I understand it, the motions to amend it are in order.