Finance Committee on Nov. 21st, 2012

Evidence of meeting #94 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site.) The winning word was chair.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-45, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures
Committee Business

MPs speaking

James Rajotte
Peggy Nash
Shelly Glover
Scott Brison
Guy Caron
Cathy McLeod
Brian Jean
Mark Adler
Dave Van Kesteren
John McCallum
Kellie Leitch
Kevin Lamoureux
Ted Hsu
Hoang Mai
Mike Lake
Mauril Bélanger
Mark Strahl
Pierre-Luc Dusseault
Brian Storseth
Ève Péclet
Claude Gravelle
Wayne Marston
Glenn Thibeault
Rathika Sitsabaiesan
Christine Moore
Joy Smith
Massimo Pacetti
Philip Toone
Kerry-Lynne Findlay
Blake Richards
Laurie Hawn
Mike Allen
Corneliu Chisu
David Wilks
Randy Kamp
Tarik Brahmi
Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe
Geoff Regan
Bryan Hayes
Peter Julian
Scott Simms

Also speaking

Ted Cook  Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Mike MacPherson  Procedural Clerk
Chad Mariage  Procedural Clerk
Jean Michel Roy  Procedural Clerk
Clerk  
Paul Cardegna  Procedural Clerk

4:40 a.m.

An hon. member

Recorded vote, please.

4:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Amendment LIB-298-212.

4:40 a.m.

An hon. member

Recorded vote, please.

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Amendment LIB-298-213.

4:45 a.m.

An hon. member

Recorded vote, please.

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Amendment LIB-298-214.

4:45 a.m.

Liberal

Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON

On division...[Inaudible—Editor]...and I may tell you why if you insist, Mr. Chairman. I believe, by our account, that this may be the halfway point.

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

The halfway point...?

4:45 a.m.

Liberal

Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON

Yes. The glass is half full or half empty.

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

The glass is always half full for me. Should we have a little toast in celebration?

4:45 a.m.

Voices

Oh, oh!

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

All right. We only have about 16 and a half hours left.

4:45 a.m.

A voice

Is 298-214 on division?

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Amendment LIB-298-214 is defeated on division.

(Amendment negatived on division [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Amendment LIB-298-215.

4:45 a.m.

An hon. member

Recorded vote, please.

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Amendment LIB-298-216.

4:45 a.m.

An hon. member

On division.

4:45 a.m.

A voice

On division?

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

On division?

On division—defeated on division.

(Amendment negatived on division [See Minutes of Proceedings])

4:45 a.m.

Liberal

Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON

No, no, no, Mr. Chair. I request a recorded vote.

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

I already did that one on division.

4:45 a.m.

Liberal

Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON

I asked for a recorded vote. Mr. Chair, I think you should respect my wish.

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Okay, but I did that one on division, so I have amendment LIB-298-216.

4:45 a.m.

Liberal

Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON

Well....