Canada-China Relations Committee on Jan. 29th, 2024

Evidence of meeting #31 for Canada-China Relations in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was china.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Canada–People’s Republic of China Relations

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Fen Osler Hampson Chancellor's Professor and Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, As an Individual

Gordon Houlden Professor and Director Emeritus, University of Alberta - China Institute, As an Individual

Jia Wang Deputy Director, University of Alberta - China Institute, As an Individual

Victor V. Ramraj Professor of Law and Chair, Asia-Pacific Legal Relations, University of Victoria and Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives, As an Individual

Paul Evans Professor Emeritus, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, As an Individual

Marie Dumont Committee Researcher

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Nancy Vohl

9:25 p.m.

Liberal

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

Procedurally, I don't think we're in a good place, because we didn't deal with my amendment. Is that correct?

There are two—

9:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken Hardie

Actually, I've more or less determined, Mr. Fragiskatos, that it was out of order.

9:25 p.m.

Liberal

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

Did you?

9:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken Hardie

I did now.

9:25 p.m.

Liberal

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

Okay.

9:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken Hardie

That's probably the easiest way of getting that clutter out of the way.

Unless you want a vote, but you're going to have to frame this as an amendment to the main motion.

9:25 p.m.

Liberal

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

I think there are two amendments on the floor, so, procedurally, I was suggesting that we vote on mine.

If you're telling me now that mine was out of order—

9:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken Hardie

I was thinking that it may be, but if you'd get satisfaction out of having a vote on it, I'm more than happy to do that.

9:25 p.m.

Liberal

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

No. There's no satisfaction, I assure you. I'm looking for a compromise.

To remind committee members, my amendment took what Mrs. Lalonde proposed about 10 to 15 minutes ago, and added to it the point about waiting a week, at which point we'd return to Mr. Seeback's motion. That's all that it does. It's pretty straightforward.

9:30 p.m.

Conservative

Kyle Seeback Conservative Dufferin—Caledon, ON

We'd debate it all over again and take up more committee time, like you've done tonight.

9:30 p.m.

Liberal

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

No, not at all. We say a week, and we'll see a response in a week. I'm sure.

That's where we are.

9:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken Hardie

I think we will have to release our witnesses. We have come to the end of our time, and I do not believe we have the facilities available to us beyond this time. I'm afraid I will have to call an end to the meeting.

I would like to thank our witnesses. What you did give us was very valuable, and I know that will be considered.

We will have to carve off some committee time in our next session to deal with this. In the meantime, perhaps we can come to crisp language and something that works and is satisfactory across the board.

The meeting is adjourned.