Environment Committee on May 22nd, 2018

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

Madam Chair, given what you have said, which is only partly correct, you did not give us the alternative of having additional meetings going forward.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Putting all questions aside, we're going on with our work. We are in the middle of a clause. There's no putting a motion on the floor.

Let's get back to the work we were doing.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

The committee members are not happy with what's proceeding. Let me put forward the motion. The motion would be, “Notwithstanding—

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

No.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

—the previous motions”—

[William Amos, Liberal, Pontiac, QC]

Madam Chair, this is out of order.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

I'm sorry, you're out of order, and we're going back to the work that we're in the middle of in committee.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

Why am I out of order?

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Because you cannot put a motion on the floor in the middle of clause-by-clause.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

Says who?

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

The motion says—

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

There's nothing in our previous motion that is preventing me from bringing forward another motion.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Everything has been put. We're moving to vote, with no discussion. There are no clauses, no amendments; we're moving to vote.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

You're not allowing me to bring forward a motion with an alternative procedure.

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

I am enacting the committee's motion. Let's get back to work.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

There was one motion. I'd like to propose an alternative.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

We are at CPC-24.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I have a point of order.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

What's your point of order?

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Is there anything in the preceding motion that specifically precludes members from raising motions after a certain hour?

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Yes, after nine o'clock.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

No, there isn't.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

No, there's nothing.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

You could have put it in there, but—