Evidence of meeting #1 for Finance in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk  Ms. Evelyn Lukyniuk
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Alexandre Roger

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB

I'll need a moment to place that.

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

You can take the moment, Pat.

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB

It's where it first appears. It's the first “that”.

Julie Dzerowicz Liberal Davenport, ON

Can you repeat that one more time? I'm sorry.

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB

It's where it first appears. The amendment would be added after the first “that” in the motion.

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

With all due respect, Mr. Kelly and Mr. Chair, it's a long motion and therefore—

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB

It's in the first paragraph, where it first appears.

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

Thank you.

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

On a point of order, Mr. Chair, I just want to know, if we're on an amendment now, are you going to set the existing speakers list aside and then start a new list? How does that work?

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

No, I will work from a new list on the amendments and then come back.

Mr. Gerretsen, is your hand up a second time?

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

I'll take that down, sorry.

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

If people can take their hands down and then put them back up, I will need a new list for the amendment.

Mr. Kelly is this in the first line that starts, “That the Chair be instructed to present the following report to the House forthwith, provided that”? Does the amendment go in there?

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB

Yes.

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Okay.

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

I have a point of order.

I'm looking for certainty as to whether or not a French text has been provided.

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

I'll have to ask the clerk about that.

Madam Clerk, I think Mr. Poilievre's office is sending you the amendment in both official languages. Do we have that yet?

Evelyn Lukyniuk

Yes, we received it in English and I'm just turning it into French.

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

The amendments...?

Evelyn Lukyniuk

Yes, the amendments.

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Could you get that to members as soon as possible.

Is that it for your point of order, Mr. Fragiskatos?

Peter Fragiskatos Liberal London North Centre, ON

That answers the question I had. Thank you.

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

The amendment is on the first line, at least in the English text. The amendment would go in after “provided that”.

Annie Koutrakis Liberal Vimy, QC

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

When will the committee receive the documents, if this motion is passed, in their digital binders? Will committee members be given time to review the documents to see if they do in fact meet the original production order?

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

I don't see that as a point of order at this time, but I think it's a sensible question to maybe ask the clerks and the parliamentary procedure people at some point. I know what Mr. Poilievre's motion states in various places in terms of times. We need to make sure with the parliamentary procedure people that this is in fact doable. I think it's a legitimate question at some point in time to someone.... I'm not sure who. I guess it's the parliamentary procedure people.

Is there anybody who wants to speak on the amendment?

Mr. Kelly.

Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB

If I may, I want to be clear. When you repeated the motion I'm not sure you got it in the first place. It's under the first “that.”

It is “That” and then the amendment follows: “That the evidence heard and papers received by the committee during its study on government spending, WE and the Canada Student Service Grant, during the first session of the 43rd Parliament, be taken into consideration by the committee during the current session and, accordingly, the Chair be instructed to present....” It goes on from there.