Thank you, Mr. Chair, for recognizing me on debate.
In a few minutes I will be moving a motion to rescind the vote that was taken on June 3, some days past. The motion to rescind the vote deals with sustaining the ruling of the chair. But before I move that motion, I thought it would be appropriate to make a few comments just to clarify the nature of this particular motion.
It's important to note that this motion is not a superseding motion, as it is not listed under “Superseding Motions” on page 450 of Marleau and Montpetit; nor is it listed on any of the remaining pages of that particular chapter—that's chapter 12, “The Process of Debate”.
This motion does not require 48 hours' notice, as it is related to a matter at hand. I will remind members of the routine motion that we passed at our very first meeting on November 15, 2007. It states:
That 24 hours’ notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the committee, unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration; and that the notice of motion be filed with the clerk...
And let me just say that I'm glad to see our clerk, Mr. Rumas back. I understand you dealt with some health issues, so we applaud your return to our committee and are glad that things are looking better for you.
...that the notice of motion be filed with the clerk of the committee and distributed to members in both official languages.
I would point out at this time that this motion relates directly to the matter at hand, as it relates to the matter we are currently discussing.
A similar motion to rescind a vote was recently before the human resources committee. It was introduced by a member of the Bloc Québécois. It was debated and was found to be in order.
Did you hear me, Mr. Chair: that it was recently debated before the human resources committee and that such a motion was found to be in order? I think there's a precedent there that we can hopefully follow.
I will now move the following motion.
Do you want me to write it down, Mr. Chair?