Evidence of meeting #2 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Miriam Burke

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Madam Clerk, it's a dilatory motion. I will leave that to you now.

5:20 p.m.

NDP

Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB

Can I request a recorded division on that?

5:20 p.m.

The Clerk

Certainly.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 6; nays 4)

5:20 p.m.

NDP

Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB

I have a point of order.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Yes, go ahead.

5:20 p.m.

NDP

Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

I would just note that Mrs. Shanahan had asked me to speak and express an opinion. I know that she voted to adjourn the meeting before I had the opportunity. I'm very disappointed in that fact. I just wanted to put that on the record.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Her PMO instructions changed.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

I'm sorry, Mr. Blaikie.

Is everybody getting Mr. Blaikie okay? I'm noticing that the feed from the House is actually very flawed.

5:20 p.m.

NDP

Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB

Can you hear me now, Mr. Chair?

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Yes, I can. Thank you very much, Mr. Blaikie.

Go ahead now.

5:20 p.m.

NDP

Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB

I just wanted to say that Mrs. Shanahan had exhorted me to explain the NDP position to her and then voted to adjourn the meeting before I had the opportunity. I just wanted the chance to express my disappointment in that fact on the record.

5:20 p.m.

A voice

Evidence of a cover-up.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

The meeting will now be adjourned and will be reconvened at the call of the chair.