Canadian Heritage Committee on Oct. 16th, 2012

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Moore]

Thank you, Mr. Armstrong.

Are there any other questions?

Thank you, Senator. We're going to be moving into the clause-by-clause consideration of your bill. You're welcome to stick around if you want to. I don't think it will take too long, but you never know. We'll just take 30 seconds and move into clause-by-clause.

Just so you know, it says that pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of the preamble and clause 1 is postponed. All this means is that we deal with the preamble and the short title after we've gone through the other clauses of the bill, of which there is only one other.

Shall clause 2 carry?

(Clause 2 agreed to on division)

Shall the short title carry?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[An hon. member]

On division.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Moore]

Shall the preamble carry?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Moore]

Shall the title carry?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Moore]

Shall the bill carry?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Moore]

Shall the chair report the bill to the House?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[An hon. member]

Right away.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Moore]

Okay. I'll get to it.

That concludes what we have on our schedule today.

Is there anything anyone has before we wrap up?

There is one thing. I'll remind members that we have our upcoming study and we need the witnesses. I know that we have some we've talked about, but if you have your witnesses, please get their names to the clerk so they can be invited and we can begin our study on the software industry.

Mr. Nantel.

[Pierre Nantel, NDP, Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC]

I have one information piece here about the first vote that has been carried on division. Just so I understand, what happened?

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Moore]

What happens is that I call the question: shall the clause carry? Usually, if people just say “yes”, then it carries. If I hear someone say “on division”, then it carries on division.

[Pierre Nantel, NDP, Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC]

Okay, and we don't have to know why it's not simply “yes”?

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Moore]

No, not really. That's not the practice. We could have a vote, if people want to vote; it can carry on division or it can carry.

[Pierre Nantel, NDP, Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC]

Okay. Thank you very much.

[Andrew Cash, NDP, Davenport, ON]

I think the question was that when you say “on division”, does that mean it's recorded that we all voted for it or...?

[A voice]

No.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Moore]

No. It's recorded as the clause passing on division.

Thank you. The committee is adjourned.