Declaration of Emergency Committee on March 29th, 2022

Evidence of meeting #3 for Declaration of Emergency in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was inquiry.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Review of the Exercise of Powers and the Performance of Duties and Functions Pursuant to the Declaration of Emergency that was in Effect from Monday, February 14, 2022, to Wednesday, February 23, 2022

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Philippe Hallée Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, Senate

Philippe Dufresne Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, House of Commons

Joint Chair Hon. Gwen Boniface (Senator, Ontario, ISG)

Claude Carignan Senator, Quebec (Mille Isles), C

Peter Harder Senator, Ontario, PSG

Vernon White Senator, Ontario, CSG

Perrin Beatty CP, OC, As an Individual

Joint Clerk of the Committee Mr. Mark Palmer

9:30 p.m.

NDP

The Joint Chair NDP Matthew Green

It's not a thing.

9:30 p.m.

Voices

Oh, oh!

9:30 p.m.

NDP

The Joint Chair NDP Matthew Green

We debate in the House until the debate is done. I will respect that we are here—

9:30 p.m.

Liberal

Arif Virani Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON

Didn't you mention not filibustering?

9:30 p.m.

NDP

The Joint Chair NDP Matthew Green

I did, but I also am stuck on parliamentary privilege.

With that being said, the motion has been put on the floor. Are there any comments on the motion? The motion has been put.

9:30 p.m.

Bloc

The Joint Chair Bloc Rhéal Fortin

Will the vote be recorded?

9:30 p.m.

NDP

The Joint Chair NDP Matthew Green

We will do a recorded vote.

9:35 p.m.

Liberal

Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC

Mr. Clerk, can you read the question?

9:35 p.m.

The Joint Clerk of the Committee Mr. Mark Palmer

The motion on the floor is that the next meeting be held in camera in its entirety.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)

9:35 p.m.

NDP

The Joint Chair NDP Matthew Green

It is the direction of this committee that the meeting for Tuesday, April 5, be held in camera in its entirety, at which time our work plan will be discussed.

Do we have agreement that we now are at a point at which we can adjourn the meeting?

9:35 p.m.

Voices

Agreed.

9:35 p.m.

NDP

The Joint Chair NDP Matthew Green

The meeting is adjourned.