Evidence of meeting #3 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 mandate.
Conservative
Jim Abbott Conservative Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Would it possible for us to get a hard copy of that?
That's really quite convoluted, unfortunately.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
On the original motion, as you get down to the second last line, after “Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage," you delete everything after that and it be added: “and that the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage be offered the opportunity to review and comment and offer modifications to the terms of reference of the CBC-SRC mandate review prior to the commencement of the review.”
Conservative
NDP
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
So that's it? We're just going to see the terms of reference, but no comment afterwards?
Conservative
Jim Abbott Conservative Kootenay—Columbia, BC
I think the point that Mr. Bélanger made was that he wants--and I understand, politically--to be able to throw stones. If he's involved in the review of the draft, it's more difficult. I understand that; it's part of the parliamentary process.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
We've heard the motion as amended. The vote is on the amended motion--
Liberal
Scott Simms Liberal Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, NL
Mr. Chair, are we going to include that the membership reflect that of this committee?
Liberal
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
And I thought we had replaced “task force” with “review process”.
Liberal
Ruby Dhalla Liberal Brampton—Springdale, ON
Is it possible for someone to type up that motion before we all vote on it? It would be much easier for all of us to make a decision if we could see it.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
Our resources are kind of short at this committee. We don't have a typewriter here.
Bloc
Maka Kotto Bloc Saint-Lambert, QC
Mr. Chairman, the motion concluded with the words: “[...] and that the Chair report this motion to the House of Commons.” I insist that...
Liberal
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
Are we prepared to vote on the amendment?
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Conservative
Jim Abbott Conservative Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Could you read the first part of the amended motion, please?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
I think I can, as follows:
That the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage ask the Minister of Heritage, before committing herself in the review of the SRC-CBC mandate, to comply with the motion that she herself had adopted during the 38th Parliament, the last paragraph of which reads: “That the government, when establishing this independent task force, do so under the advisement of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage”; and that the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage be offered the opportunity to review and comment and offer modifications to the terms of reference of the CBC-SRC mandate review prior to the commencement of the review; and that the chair report this motion to the House of Commons.
Yes, Mr. Malo.
Luc Malo Bloc Verchères—Les Patriotes, QC
There's a slight problem. The reference is to the motion that the Minister of Heritage “herself had adopted during the 38th Parliament.” That's no longer the case, given that what appears in parenthesis is Mr. Bélanger's proposed wording.
Conservative
Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
Mr. Chair, should there be any reference to that previous motion from the 38th Parliament? Should it not just flow as a motion from this committee?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
Let's try this one: that the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage ask the Minster of Heritage, before committing herself in the review of the SRC-CBC mandate, to comply with the motion.... No, we want to take that out of there.