Evidence of meeting #15 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 brandon.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Paul Godfrey  President and Chief Executive Officer, Postmedia Network Canada Corp.
Doug Lamb  Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Postmedia Network Canada Corp.
Gerry Nott  Senior Vice-President Content, and Senior Vice-President, National Post, Postmedia Network Canada Corp.
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Jean-François Lafleur

10:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

We're not going to be discussing the travel budget to go out.

Go ahead.

10:10 a.m.

The Clerk

Dealing with option 5, if I understand it clearly, option 5 is just a matter of giving some space, if you wish, for our two-week trip. That will be only a suggestion. On the third time out, we could do those two cities.

As far as we understand, again from a logistical point of view, that will give us more room to schedule our trips. I hear that some other committees are doing that. It helps them to hear from more witnesses; they're less rushed, and it allows for a better gathering of information. They can receive more information and therefore have a better report.

10:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

The issue, therefore, is that I understand that Mr. Maguire could change his vote based on this particular discussion on logistics. So it's not that I am not allowing the vote, but the member said before he votes, he wanted some clarification, and we have given him the clarification.

Ms. Dabrusin.

10:10 a.m.

Liberal

Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth, ON

I believe Mr. Vandal asked to call the vote and because he asked to call the vote, this entire discussion was moved from being in camera to being public. I think it just doesn't make sense according to the original plan for all of this discussion, so I suggest we call the vote and move in camera.

10:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Ms. Dabrusin, I had to honour Mr. Maguire's request for information. I think we cannot vote in a muddled situation. He wanted to have something clarified. It's now clarified and I will call the vote on this alone.

We're not discussing our travel yet, except changing it from Brandon to Winnipeg or leaving it as is, so Brandon instead of Winnipeg.

Now I'm going to call the vote, and the vote is basically on whether we go to Winnipeg instead of Brandon, or we go to Brandon instead of Winnipeg. I think I clarified that we're not going to both.

I will begin once more and read Mr. Vandal's motion, which says:

That the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, as part of its consultations with the media industry, includes the City of Winnipeg as a Manitoba destination.

(Motion agreed to)

10:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

We will go to Winnipeg instead of Brandon, then.

How we get there is now what we will discuss in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]