Finance Committee on Nov. 9th, 2017

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

There is no notice required—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

It's okay, I just have a separate point of order.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

Okay.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

We just received a motion from Monsieur Dusseault, which members of the Conservative delegation were planning to support. We think it is—

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

I don't think that's a point of order.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

No, it isn't. You're right, but I am coming to my point.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

No, I'm sorry, Pierre, there is no debate allowed on this kind of motion.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

I'm not debating the member's motion. I have no comment on her motion whatsoever.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

I'm going to disallow the debate. I don't see it as a point of order.

I'm going to call the vote.

[Pierre-Luc Dusseault, NDP, Sherbrooke, QC]

A recorded vote, please. I am surprised by this decision.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

A recorded vote.

Mr. Clerk.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

Mr. Chair, I just want to note for the record that no member of the governing caucus was prepared to defend their position on this issue, or their party's position on it.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

There is no debate. Pull the mike.

The motion is on the floor.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 5; nays 4)

The motion is carried.

I would point out that this means that we are temporarily suspending debate under way on a motion or study. That's what it says in House of Commons Procedure and Practice.

Turning then to the next order of business, which is the—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

On a point of order, Mr. Chair, I understand that the members have temporarily delayed debate on this motion and will be revisiting the subject forthwith. When do you foresee our having an opportunity to do that?

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

Well, we certainly won't do that until we come back after the break week, but that depends on when somebody wants to lift it off the table. That's my understanding.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

I would like to put forward a motion for unanimous agreement that we will have a special hearing into this matter, and that the members of each party will confer to ensure that we are able to do this within the next two weeks.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

I do not see that. If somebody wants to move a motion outside of the day that we're dealing with Bill C-63, they have the right to do so. They can lift it off the table and we'll be back here in the week of November 20.

Mr. Dusseault had his hand up next, and then Mr. Fergus, and then Mr. Albas.

[Pierre-Luc Dusseault, NDP, Sherbrooke, QC]

I would like to make a motion that this committee resume study of my motion as soon as the committee is available to do so.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

A sub-motion.

Can you tell us what your motion is again, Pierre?

[Pierre-Luc Dusseault, NDP, Sherbrooke, QC]

The motion goes like this:

That the committee resume study of the motion at the first available opportunity.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

It is in order. “At the earliest opportunity” would be the week of November 20.

It is in order. Okay, it's on the table.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

I would like to speak to that.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

I had Mr. Fergus next on my list, and then Mr. Albas.

[Jennifer O'Connell, Liberal, Pickering—Uxbridge, ON]

I'm speaking to the motion he just moved. Is that not laid on the table?

I move that the debate be now adjourned.

[An hon. member]

She did not have the floor.