Evidence of meeting #120 for Canadian Heritage in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Blair McMurren  Director General, Strategic Policy and International Affairs, Department of Canadian Heritage
Philippe Méla  Legislative Clerk
Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Geneviève Desjardins

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

I just wanted to make sure.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

This is better than hockey.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Mrs. Thomas, while we're waiting for Ms. Lattanzio, go ahead.

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB

Thank you.

I realize that the first part of my subamendment is redundant, so I would be willing to withdraw it and offer a different subamendment, if I have the will of the committee to do so.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Does anyone disagree?

Mr. Noormohamed.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

I'm not disagreeing. Ms. Lattanzio sent a message, and I'll just convey what she said. I don't want to take away from what Mrs. Thomas was saying.

Ms. Lattanzio has a very simple point. She just wants the amendment sent to the P9 so that people can see what it is. That's all.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Can we give the simple amendment to the clerk, please, so that she can send it to everybody?

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB

I believe that's the clerk's job.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

I don't have a copy of the amendment. I'm writing it down as you speak. You're changing it now. Is that what you're suggesting?

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB

Madam Chair, it would appear that we have two options here.

I'm asking for the consent of the committee to withdraw my subamendment and reframe it.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Thank you.

Will everyone give unanimous consent for her to withdraw her subamendment and rephrase it?

6:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

(Subamendment withdrawn)

I saw no one saying no, so go ahead.

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB

Here we go.

I'm offering the following subamendment. After “independent of the Government of Canada”, I'd add a comma, followed by “for which the selection criteria shall be made public and the final selection decision shall be tabled in each House of Parliament”.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Thank you. That's great.

The legislative clerk is asking for it in writing.

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB

That's no problem. I'm not able to offer that right now, but if we suspend for two seconds, I can probably get it emailed over.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

All right. We will suspend.

6:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

We're back in session. Thank you.

Have you given the written version to the clerk, Mrs. Thomas?

6:20 p.m.

Conservative

Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB

I'll let the clerk confirm.

6:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

The clerk is going to have it translated into French. It cannot be submitted to anybody by her unless it's in both English and French.

6:20 p.m.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

We don't have Mr. Champoux. Can we suspend for a few more minutes? Mr. Champoux will be here shortly.

6:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

We'll suspend.

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

I wanted to come back in session to tell the committee that we cannot incorporate the language of the subamendment until it's put in the right place within the motion already amended. We have to get some of the legal people to take a look at it to make sure the language is appropriate to fit in there. We will not be able to get that done within the next 20 minutes. We also cannot get Ms. Lattanzio because her mics are not working.

Are there any suggestions from the committee? Otherwise, we can just sit here until 10 to seven.

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

Taleeb, do you want to get a beer or something?

6:30 p.m.

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