Evidence of meeting #1 for Canadian Heritage in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was move.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Peter Van Loan Conservative York—Simcoe, ON
I have a question, not having been on one of these committees for a while.
What does it actually mean when you say “one staff member present from their office and from their party”? Does that mean one staff member per member, or does that mean two staff members per member? To me, the wording is ambiguous.
Liberal
Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth, ON
It would be one staff member per MP, plus a representative from the whip's office.
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth, ON
The motion would be that unless otherwise ordered, each committee member would be allowed to have one staff member present from their office and that a representative from the whip's office would also be present.
Conservative
Peter Van Loan Conservative York—Simcoe, ON
Why don't we say, “...and that each party be authorized one additional representative from the whip's office”?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Yes. Is everyone clear? The motion, as amended, reads:
That, unless otherwise ordered, each committee member be allowed to have one staff member present from their office and a representative from the whip's office at in camera meetings.
I'm going to call the vote.
(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
The next motion is on transcripts of in camera meetings. Does anyone wish to move this?
February 4th, 2016 / 9:25 a.m.
Liberal
Jean Rioux Liberal Saint-Jean, QC
I move—
That one copy of the transcript of each in camera meeting be kept in the Committee Clerk's office for consultation by members of the Committee or by their staff.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Is there any discussion on this?
(Motion agreed to)
Finally, there's the notice of motion. I'll entertain a motion to that effect.
Mr. O'Regan.
Liberal
Seamus O'Regan Liberal St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL
I move:
That forty-eight (48) hours' notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the Committee unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration; that the notice of motion be filed and distributed to members by the Clerk in both official languages; and that completed motions that are received by 4:00 p.m. be distributed to members the same day.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Is there any discussion?
(Motion agreed to)
That ends the routine motions.
I would like to thank the committee for getting that done with dispatch and for being very collegial about it.
Before I entertain a motion to adjourn, I would like to suggest that this committee meet again when we come back from the break holiday, and that we sit down and make it our first order of business to discuss where the whole committee—not just the special steering committee—wants to go, how we see ourselves mapping out the next set of meetings, and what our priorities are. I think that might be a good idea, so perhaps you can be ready to do that.
Is everyone in agreement with this proposal?
Liberal
Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS
Madam Chair, would you like us to nominate two members of the government party for the subcommittee? We would be ready to do so now.
Liberal
Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS
I'll nominate one person and someone else can nominate the other.
I nominate Seamus O'Regan, from the Liberal Party, as a member of the subcommittee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Is everyone in agreement with that? That's from the government.
(Motion agreed to)
What about the other person?
Liberal
Seamus O'Regan Liberal St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL
Madam Chair, I propose Mr. Darrell Samson to represent the government on the steering committee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Is there any discussion?
(Motion agreed to)
Then these are the two members from the government side: Mr. Darrell Sampson and Mr. Seamus O'Regan.
Liberal