Canadian Heritage Committee on April 26th, 2021

[Heather McPherson, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

It was just the rewording of mine.

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

I'm sorry, Ms. McPherson. Go ahead.

[Heather McPherson, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

It was exactly the same subamendment, just reworded. Can we not update the wording considering the speed at which we're running through this?

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

I understand. Yes, I'll let that pass. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do that or not, but nevertheless given the small, minute details of what you're talking about, why not?

Can I have the will of the committee to proceed that way?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

Thank you so much, everybody. For the sake of clarification, can you read the new and improved subamendment of yours?

[Heather McPherson, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

You mean the shiny new one? It reads:

The Commission may facilitate those negotiations at the request of either of the parties to the negotiations.

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

Does everyone have an understanding? We'll now go to a vote.

Shall Ms. McPherson's subamendment to amendment G-9 carry?

I heard a no.

Mr. Rayes, was that you who said no?

[Alain Rayes, Conservative, Richmond—Arthabaska, QC]

That's right, Mr. Chair, I said no.

[Julie Dabrusin, Liberal, Toronto—Danforth, ON]

Can we do it on division, please, Mr. Chair?

[Alain Rayes, Conservative, Richmond—Arthabaska, QC]

All right.

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

Okay.

(Subamendment agreed to on division)

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

We now go back to the main amendment, G-9.

Shall G-9 carry?

[Alain Rayes, Conservative, Richmond—Arthabaska, QC]

No.

[Julie Dabrusin, Liberal, Toronto—Danforth, ON]

Can it carry on division?

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

Shall it carry on division?

[Alain Rayes, Conservative, Richmond—Arthabaska, QC]

I'll be voting against, on division.

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

Mr. Rayes, what was proposed was carried but on division.

Do you want to have a recorded vote?

[Alain Rayes, Conservative, Richmond—Arthabaska, QC]

Yes I would.

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

Okay.

(Amendment as amended agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

The vote on G-9 applies to G-16, as I mentioned earlier, so if you're following along in your hymn books, folks, we now go to BQ-21.

Mr. Champoux.

[Martin Champoux, Bloc, Drummond, QC]

It's just an addition to the amendment intended to allow the CRTC...

[Alain Rayes, Conservative, Richmond—Arthabaska, QC]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

There is a point of order from Mr. Rayes.

[Alain Rayes, Conservative, Richmond—Arthabaska, QC]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I want to make sure that I've understood. The committee has just adopted amendment G-9, although the Conservative Party voted against. As a result, amendment G-16 is set aside and we're done with this amendment. Is that correct?

[The Chair, Liberal, Scott Simms]

No. Basically what has happened here, Mr. Rayes, is there are two amendments, and the ruling from the table was that they were consequential, one depending on the other. They are G-9 and G-16, and because we passed G-9, that will also apply to G-16, which is further ahead in the agenda.

I'm not sure what page it is on in your agenda, but if you race ahead there you'll find G-16.