Evidence of meeting #45 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was questions.
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12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
No, we're not.
12:40 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
We're in the middle of voting. The chair ruled that all questions necessary to dispose of the amendment and the motion be put now. We've just had the motion on the amendment. That was defeated, and now I'm going to call the question on the motion of Mr. Martin without amendment.
So I would ask--
12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
We never had any debate. We didn't have any debate.
12:40 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
Excuse me. Let me repeat what the chair ruled and made the decision on.
Since all the members have had an opportunity to speak on the amendment or the motion, the chair ruled that we now will put all the questions necessary to dispose of the amendment and the motion.
12:40 p.m.
Conservative
Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
I have an amendment. I have an amendment.
12:40 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
There was no disagreement of the committee so the chair's decision stands. I'm now going to put the question on the motion of Mr. Martin.
12:40 p.m.
Conservative
Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
But Mr. Chairman, I had a different amendment--
12:40 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
All those who support Mr. Martin's motion will say yea; all those opposed will say nay.
Would you please call the roll, Madam Clerk.
12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
I have a point of order.
12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
I have an amendment to make on this motion, Mr. Chair.
12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
My colleague has an amendment that he'd like to make.
12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
My amendment, please.
12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
I haven't even had a chance to cast my vote, for goodness' sake.
12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
Mr. Chairman, I have a motion.
12:40 p.m.
Liberal
12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
Mr. Chair, I have a motion.
12:40 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
I'm sorry, but the floor is based on Mr. Martin's motion. We complete the current round and then we--
12:40 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
Mr. Goodyear is calling a point of order. Okay, I will recognize Mr. Goodyear on a point of order.
12:40 p.m.
Conservative
Gary Goodyear Conservative Cambridge, ON
The point of order is just to change the scheduling here. I would request a 15-minute break in the work so that members here can discuss, since we've been denied the right to ask appropriate questions. I think it would be fair to give us an opportunity to decide which are the most important questions of the thousands that we have. I think that now that we've been limited to five minutes in this so-called courtroom, it's fair that we have a 15-minute suspension so we can discuss how we deal with this.
This is new to me, being undemocratic. It's new to me. I need some time to think about it.
12:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
It is not a point of order. Yes, it's a request, but it is not a point of order. I just want to be sure that everybody understands that. Okay?
The committee has taken a decision with regard to completing the current round and excusing Mr. Mayrand and Mr. Bernier following the last two speakers. The committee has taken that decision and we have to deal with that. I do understand that the members would like to consider other matters as a consequence, but we will, in 10 minutes, be suspending for our lunch break, so I think the members will have ample opportunity.
So I understand the request, but that was the committee's decision, sir.
