Canadian Heritage Committee on May 21st, 2024

[Taleeb Noormohamed, Liberal, Vancouver Granville, BC]

I just wanted to make sure.

[Ron McKinnon, Liberal, Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC]

This is better than hockey.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

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

[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.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Does anyone disagree?

Mr. Noormohamed.

[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.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

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

[Rachael Thomas, Conservative, Lethbridge, AB]

I believe that's the clerk's job.

[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?

[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.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Thank you.

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

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

(Subamendment withdrawn)

I saw no one saying no, so go ahead.

[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”.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Thank you. That's great.

The legislative clerk is asking for it in writing.

[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.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

All right. We will suspend.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

We're back in session. Thank you.

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

[Rachael Thomas, Conservative, Lethbridge, AB]

I'll let the clerk confirm.

[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.

[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.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

We'll suspend.

[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.

[Philip Lawrence, Conservative, Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON]

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

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