Evidence of meeting #131 for Environment and Sustainable Development in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.

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Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Natalie Jeanneault

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

You can call for a vote.

Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC

In that case, I call for a vote. Maybe by then everybody will come to their senses.

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Okay, we'll go to a vote.

Adam van Koeverden Liberal Milton, ON

I have a point of clarification, Mr. Chair.

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Madame Pauzé asked to adjourn. It's a dilatory motion, so we have to vote.

Adam van Koeverden Liberal Milton, ON

Does that suspend the meeting? Does it suspend the debate on this, or does it adjourn us?

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

It adjourns the meeting.

Adam van Koeverden Liberal Milton, ON

Does it adjourn debate on this subject as well?

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Yes.

Let's vote.

Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC

Mr. Chair, can you clarify that a bit more? What was asked?

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

What happens is this: If this motion—

Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC

What will we be doing at the next meeting?

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

We'll be doing the net-zero accelerator.

Let's have the vote.

Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC

There is a motion to adjourn the meeting.

Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON

Mr. Chair, I wasn't finished.

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

I thought you were done, Mr. Longfield.

Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON

No. I think we're at the end of the meeting. Maybe we should just suspend the meeting and keep going.

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

To be honest, I thought you were done.

Madame Pauzé has called for an adjournment. We went to Madame Pauzé. I mean, it was pretty clear we were on Madame Pauzé. She had the floor. She asked to do a vote to adjourn the meeting, so we have to do that.

Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON

If we don't adjourn, we suspend.

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

If we don't adjourn, I will suspend the meeting.

Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON

Okay.

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

It's different, but I will suspend the meeting.

Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC

I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. Can you explain what each scenario means?

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

If we adjourn, this debate is over until somebody reintroduces the motion. If we suspend, we continue with the debate at the next meeting.

Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC

Okay. Thanks.