Evidence of meeting #22 for Canadian Heritage in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was facebook.
A recording is available from Parliament.
1:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Alain Rayes
Mr. Champoux is moving an amendment to his own motion.
Does anyone have a comment on...
Just a moment, because I see the clerk nodding at me.
Madam Clerk, go ahead.
1:10 p.m.
The Clerk
I'm sorry, but Mr. Champoux is not supposed to move an amendment to his own motion. It should come from another member of the committee.
1:15 p.m.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Alain Rayes
Okay.
Mr. Housefather, I see your hand raised. Do you want to move an amendment to Mr. Champoux's motion?
1:15 p.m.
Liberal
Anthony Housefather Liberal Mount Royal, QC
Mr. Chair, I would like to suggest an alternative. I know that Mr. Champoux unfortunately cannot move an amendment to his own motion. I would also like to point out that we have not received the English text of the motion. The text of the amendment was actually drafted in French only.
Finally, I would like to point out that, in other committees where a member wanted to make an amendment to their own motion, the chair has sought unanimous consent of the committee to allow the member to withdraw their original motion and reintroduce the motion with the amendment. In fact, this has always been allowed in every committee in which I have participated.
With your permission, Mr. Chair, I move that Mr. Champoux be allowed to withdraw his original motion and reintroduce it with the proposed amendment.
1:15 p.m.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Alain Rayes
I'm in complete agreement. I think it's very logical. I need to know whether we have unanimous consent to allow Mr. Champoux to amend his own motion by replacing it with a new one, from which he has removed the words “or any motion in amendment of a substantive motion”.
All those in favour, please raise your hands.
Mr. Champoux, unfortunately I don't have unanimous consent.
Does anyone else want to comment on the original motion?
If there are no further comments, I will ask the clerk to proceed with the vote.
1:15 p.m.
The Clerk
Are you voting on the motion as amended, or on the motion as proposed by Mr. Champoux?
1:15 p.m.
The Clerk
So it's the motion as proposed without amendment.
I'm going to read it again to ensure that everyone is voting on the same item.
That the text of any substantive motion or any motion in amendment of a substantive motion be distributed in writing in both official languages to all committee members before the committee begins debate on such a motion.
Is this what you're voting on?
Thank you very much for clarifying, everyone. I just wanted to make sure I'm recording this correctly as a decision of the committee.
(Motion negatived: nays 9; yeas 1)
1:15 p.m.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Alain Rayes
Thank you. The motion is therefore defeated.
We'll proceed with Mr. Champoux's second motion.
Mr. Champoux, you've already read it. I'll read it again quickly to see whether people have any comments.
That the clerk inform each witness who is to appear before the Committee that the House Administration support team must conduct technical tests to check the connectivity and the equipment used to ensure the best possible sound quality; and that the Chair advises the Committee, at the start of each meeting, of any witness who did not perform the required technical tests.
I don't think there will be much debate on this, but I don't want to take away your right to speak. Does anyone have any comments on this motion?
There being no comments, I will turn the floor back to the clerk so we can proceed to a vote.
(Motion agreed to: yeas, 10; nays, 0)
Mr. Champoux, you are batting .500. That is not so bad.
I gave my thanks earlier. I'll just add the ones I owe to Mr. Champoux, who allowed me to practice managing motions during a committee meeting.
Mr. Champoux, would you like to say a few words? They will surely be the final ones.
1:20 p.m.
Bloc
Martin Champoux Bloc Drummond, QC
Thank you all for your patience. I'm not a big fan of extending committee meetings, but these motions have been on notice for some time. I'm glad we were able to vote on them this morning.
I would also like to congratulate Mr. Rayes on his performance as committee chair today. Great job!
1:20 p.m.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Alain Rayes
Thank you.
I hope you have a good week in your ridings. We will be waiting for the notices of the next meetings.
Have a good day, everyone.
The meeting is adjourned.