Evidence of meeting #1 for Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Liberal
Randeep Sarai Liberal Surrey Centre, BC
I think they should be delivered by the House of Commons to every single member of Parliament, wherever they may be, whether it's John's cabin or Mark's farm. I think that would be a good idea. Home delivery sounds good.
Randy is smiling. I think he likes it.
February 23rd, 2021 / 6:50 p.m.
Liberal
6:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Raj Saini
I don't think this committee has that kind of budget, so I'll just take it that it's been adopted.
(Motion agreed to)
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Liberal
6:50 p.m.
Liberal
Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The next is on travel, accommodation and living expenses of witnesses:
That, if requested, reasonable travel, accommodation and living expenses be reimbursed to witnesses not exceeding two representatives per organization; provided that, in exceptional circumstances, payment for more representatives be made at the discretion of the Chair.
6:50 p.m.
Conservative
Randy Hoback Conservative Prince Albert, SK
Chair, I have just one point. If we have witnesses coming from outside of Canada—assuming we're all vaccinated and we're post-COVID and that—would this apply to them too?
6:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Raj Saini
That's a good question. I think we'd have to visit it at that time and make an adjustment. We'll have to see how it goes and how the border turns out at that time. We can always revisit it.
6:50 p.m.
Liberal
Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The next motion concerns access to in camera meetings.
That, unless otherwise ordered, each committee member be allowed to be accompanied by one staff person at an in camera meeting and that one additional person from each House officer's office be allowed to be present.
6:50 p.m.
Liberal
Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC
The next one is on transcripts of in camera meetings:
That one copy of the transcript of each in camera meeting be kept in the committee clerk's office for consultation by members of the committee or by their staff.
6:50 p.m.
Liberal
Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC
The next motion concerns notices of motion.
That 48 hours notice, interpreted as two nights, shall be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the committee, unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration; provided that 1) the notice be filed with the clerk of the committee no later than 4:00 p.m. (EST) from Monday to Friday; that 2) the motion be distributed to members in both official languages by the clerk on the same day the said notice was transmitted if it was received no later than the deadline time; and that 3) notices received after the deadline hour or on non-business days be deemed to have been received during the next business day and that when the committee is travelling on official business, no substantive motions may be moved.
6:55 p.m.
NDP
Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB
While we're on the subject of routine motions, I know that some committees have made it a practice for the sake of our interpreters to send appropriate headsets and things of that nature to witnesses who are going to be appearing virtually. I'm wondering if we need a motion in order to institute that as our standard practice or whether that's already provided for by the House.
6:55 p.m.
The Clerk
Mr. Chair, it is already a standard practice that we would send headsets to witnesses.
6:55 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Raj Saini
Did we have a vote on the main motion on the speaking rotation? We had a vote on the amendment, but we didn't have a vote on the main motion.
6:55 p.m.
The Clerk
Mr. Chair, we did not.
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Conservative
Mark Strahl Conservative Chilliwack—Hope, BC
Can we just say that we're in favour of realizing our amendment failed, that we accept that?
