Evidence of meeting #16 for Canadian Heritage in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was museums.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
Just one second. The amendment is on the table. If we're going to have a vote, we're going to vote on the amendment.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
No, we don't have an amendment on because it has to be a friendly amendment. It has to be accepted, and he's not accepting the amendment.
Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
But I can move an amendment to the motion, which I did. In fact, those were my words. I would move an amendment.
Conservative
Jim Abbott Conservative Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Furthermore, if we do get to the motion, the motion in French is not the same as the motion in English. So which motion are we voting on, the French version or the English version?
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
It's been explained to me that what we have to do, because Mr. Angus has specified that he wants “who have utilized the Court Challenges Program”, is make an amendment to the French translation that's here.
Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
Just to clarify my amendment, add the words, “and from organizations who applied for funding under this program and were unsuccessful”.
Conservative
Bloc
Luc Malo Bloc Verchères—Les Patriotes, QC
It is just a matter or correcting the translation. It should not say “ont fait appel”, but rather “ont eu recours”. It is the literal translation of Mr. Angus's motion.
Bloc
Conservative
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
Excuse me, Mr. Chair.
They're using this amendment in an attempt to bring forward that amendment in another way.
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
They are not correcting it. They are changing it. And you're changing the wording of my motion.
Conservative
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
Their amendment is not an amendment. It's clarifying the language, and that's what we're asked to do here.
What you're trying to do, Mr. Chair, is allow them to change the wording that I brought forward in English, the original wording in English,--
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
--which is that we are inviting “witnesses from organizations who have utilized”, people who actually used the program.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
He is proposing an amendment. He has the right to propose an amendment to your motion.
The motion we're voting on will be what it says in English: “that the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage invites witnesses from organizations who have utilized the Court Challenges Program”. The French translation will be corrected to say that.
Now we are going to vote on the amendment by Mr. Fast. Mr. Fast's amendment is: “and for organizations who have applied and were not successful”
All those in favour of the amendment?
Conservative
Bloc
Luc Malo Bloc Verchères—Les Patriotes, QC
I would like to have a clarification on the amendment. Are we adding or substituting something?
