Yes.
Evidence of meeting #1 for Environment and Sustainable Development 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.
Evidence of meeting #1 for Environment and Sustainable Development 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.
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
Yvan Baker Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON
(Amendment negatived: nays 7; yeas 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi
The motion is defeated, so the steering committee stays.
Mr. Longfield, continue with the motion.
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON
That was an amendment. We now need to pass the main motion, which is:
That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of five (5) members; the chair, one member from each party; and that the subcommittee work in the spirt of collaboration.
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON
Okay. I'm just trying to be thorough.
On a meeting without a quorum, it states:
That the chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four (4) members are present, including one member of the opposition and one member of the government, but when travelling outside the parliamentary precinct, that the meeting begin after fifteen (15) minutes, regardless of members present.
11:30 a.m.
NDP
Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC
Yes. I want to make an amendment to the section that begins “that at least four (4) members are present” and change it to “two members of the opposition and two members of the government”.
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi
Are there any questions or concerns?
Mr. Clerk, how should we proceed with that?
11:30 a.m.
The Clerk
If there is unanimous consent, we can adopt it. If not, we do a recorded vote.
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi
Do we have unanimous consent to adopt Ms. Collins's motion?
Madame Pauzé.
11:30 a.m.
The Clerk
You do not consent, Ms. Pauzé?
11:30 a.m.
Bloc
Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC
I would ask my colleague to please repeat her proposal and also to present her arguments as I do not understand the reason for the amendment.
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi
We can't hear you.
Ms. Pauzé, could you please speak into the mike? Thank you.
11:30 a.m.
Bloc
Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC
All right.
I would like Ms. Collins to repeat her proposal and also to explain the reasons for this change.
11:30 a.m.
NDP
Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC
Thank you.
The proposal is to amend the section that starts with “that at least four (4) members are present”. The section will change to “including two members of the opposition and two members of the government”.
In explanation, this is something that many committees have already done. There are a few committees that have “one member of the opposition and one member of the government”, but we need members from the opposition in order to have a meeting.
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi
Madame Pauzé, do you have any further questions?
Are you in favour of the proposal? I see that you are.
Do we have unanimous consent on changing it from what it is now to “two members of the opposition and two members of the government”? I need unanimous consent.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Motion as amended agreed to)
Go ahead, Mr. Longfield.
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON
Thank you.
This is with regard to the time for opening remarks and questioning of witnesses:
That witnesses be given ten (10) minutes for their opening statement; that, at the discretion of the chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated six (6) minutes for the first questioner of each party as follows: Round 1: Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Bloc Québécois; New Democratic Party. For the second and subsequent rounds, the order and time for questioning be as follows: Conservative Party, five (5) minutes; Liberal Party, five (5) minutes; Conservative Party, five (5) minutes; Liberal Party, five (5) minutes; Bloc Québécois, two and a half (2.5) minutes; New Democratic Party, two and a half (2.5) minutes.