Evidence of meeting #30 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was rcmp.
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Liberal
Greg Fergus Liberal Hull—Aylmer, QC
If it's inconvenient for members to continue or if it's impossible for us to extend beyond one o'clock, perhaps we could save this discussion for the next meeting.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Pat Kelly
Right now, I have no further discussion in front of me, unless others wish to speak to it.
We don't have time later in the day. The afternoon panel is compact, and I'd rather not have this spill over too much. If there are concerns about a decision to make public what has been turned over to the committee that is not private and that any member can access and read into the record, we're simply....
Well, I don't want to speak to the motion, but I'd rather put this to a vote and dispose of it, if there are no other speakers. If there are other people who wish to speak to it....
Go ahead, Ms. Khalid.
Liberal
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Pat Kelly
We have a motion to adjourn this meeting, which is not debatable, so we'll put that to a vote immediately.
It's a tie. Accordingly, the Chair will be voting against the motion.
(Motion negatived: nays 6; yeas 5 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
The Chair:
We are back to the motion of Mr. Bezan to make public that which the committee has received. Again, just to clarify this: these are public documents. The question before us is merely whether to publish them. They are public. The question before us is whether we make it easier for people to find them or not.
Ms. Khalid, go ahead.
Liberal
Iqra Khalid Liberal Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON
Thanks, Chair.
I just want to clarify this. It's not that I'm opposed to disclosing documents or making them more accessible to the public. It's the no-surprise-us thing. You know, we're willing to work with the whole team here, and at the 11th hour we're getting motions coming up.
Members have our contact information. I would like to work in a more collaborative fashion as opposed to a more hostile or oppositional one.
Chair, I just want to put that out there for members who are willing to work with us and work on these important issues. Let's work together a little bit more, folks.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Pat Kelly
That's noted.
Is there any other discussion?
I will call the question. In the hybrid format, I will ask this in reverse. Is there anybody opposed to the motion?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Pat Kelly
I see no opposition to the motion, so the motion is carried.
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
With that, this meeting adjourned, and we will be back this afternoon.