Information & Ethics Committee on Nov. 1st, 2018

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

As chair, I will take the motions as they are presented on the table, unless Mr. Angus has a motion to that effect. I don't know if that's been done yet.

[Don Davies, NDP, Vancouver Kingsway, BC]

I'm not sure.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

I have to deal with the motions as they are presented before me.

[Don Davies, NDP, Vancouver Kingsway, BC]

Maybe I would move an amendment then, if I may amend the motion on the table, that we would proceed with the study of StatsCan.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

That would have to be up to the motion—

[Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Liberal, Beaches—East York, ON]

Just wait, I have a second motion to adopt that will satisfy your concern once we adopt this one.

[Don Davies, NDP, Vancouver Kingsway, BC]

Okay, I will not table that motion pending Mr. Erskine-Smith's.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

Are we okay to vote on the current motion as it sits now?

All in favour of Mr. Erskine-Smith's motion?

(Motion agreed to)

We have another motion by Mr. Erskine-Smith.

Sorry, Mr. Saini, you did have your hand up to speak.

[Raj Saini, Liberal, Kitchener Centre, ON]

I have a motion also.

[Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Liberal, Beaches—East York, ON]

I have a response; that's all.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

Okay, to be clear, you're going to go before Mr. Saini.

[Raj Saini, Liberal, Kitchener Centre, ON]

Yes, this is a separate motion.

I move that the Standing Committee on Access to information, Privacy and Ethics investigate the relationship between ticket brokers such as Ticketmaster and StubHub and secondary vendors to determine the extent to which financial data, purchasing data history and other data are shared between them and that no less than one meeting be dedicated to this study.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

Again, we can probably have a more fulsome discussion of scheduling on Tuesday.

[Raj Saini, Liberal, Kitchener Centre, ON]

That could be.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

Is there any further discussion about Mr. Saini's motion?

Mr. Kent.

[Peter Kent, Conservative, Thornhill, ON]

Thank you, Chair.

I think it's a good motion. I think it's a worthy study, absolutely. I'm not sure that I would put it ahead of either of the studies—

[Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Liberal, Beaches—East York, ON]

Let's put a bunch on the table and —

[Raj Saini, Liberal, Kitchener Centre, ON]

Yes. We're not going to—

[Peter Kent, Conservative, Thornhill, ON]

I agree.

[Raj Saini, Liberal, Kitchener Centre, ON]

Scheduling can be determined at a later time. This is just to put the motion on the table.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

I'm conscious of the time, too. It's getting close to 1:20 and we should be heading over to QP in short order.

Is there any further discussion about Mr. Saini's motion?

(Motion agreed to)

Mr. Erskine-Smith.

[Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Liberal, Beaches—East York, ON]

I would also then move—and hopefully this satisfies Mr. Davies—that our committee invite the chief statistician at Statistics Canada to discuss any information or data requests of financial institutions and to ensure that the privacy interests of Canadians are adequately protected.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

Okay, could you just repeat that again for everybody around the table?

[Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Liberal, Beaches—East York, ON]

It's extemporaneous speaking—

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Zimmer]

I'm just saying Mr. Davies had an interest in a specific topic.

Does that meet your requirements?