Evidence of meeting #42 for Canadian Heritage in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was apology.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Richard Dupuis

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

Yes, Mr. Rodriguez.

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

I would like to make a motion. The bill will automatically be sent back to the House this week. It is an important bill, and we have spent a lot of time on it. I would just like to move: “That the committee resume its work and proceed to clause-by-clause study without debate”.

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

I haven't even opened the meeting yet and we've already had a motion.

Okay, Mr. Del Mastro.

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Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

On a point of order, Mr. Chair, that motion would not be in order, of course. Members on this side are entitled to debate the measures contained in this bill. Mr. Rodriguez would like to skip the process, but unfortunately that's....

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

I'm told the motion is in order.

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Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

As you'll recall, I had a motion on the floor when the last committee ended.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

You had a motion...?

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Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

We're debating an amendment right now.

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

Yes.

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

I did have a subamendment to that amendment when the committee last broke. To table a motion over top of the debate on the subamendment is, in my view, inappropriate.

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Conservative

Rod Bruinooge Conservative Winnipeg South, MB

Could you repeat your motion, Pablo?

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Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

The committee ended, so I don't think--

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

The subamendment was not in order, Mr. Del Mastro. That particular subamendment was not deemed....

With regard to Mr. Rodriguez's motion....

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

I am going to repeat what I said earlier. Given the importance of this bill, which is going to be automatically sent back to the House, and given that the only time we have left is the next two hours, I am making a motion that we move directly to clause-by-clause study.

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

We are debating clause-by-clause. We're on Liberal amendment 1. So I think the motion is irrelevant.

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Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

What?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

I would think that the motion--

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

It's an excellent motion.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

But isn't that what we're doing now? We're doing clause-by-clause.

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Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

No, but without debate.

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Conservative

Rod Bruinooge Conservative Winnipeg South, MB

He wants to end debate.

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Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

Well, we've been debating for like....

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger

Okay.

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Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

You just want a vote on the bill, clause by clause.

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Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

Why not? If we decide that's what we want, that's what we decide as a committee.