Finance Committee on May 9th, 2022

[Daniel Blaikie, NDP, Elmwood—Transcona, MB]

I would just ask that you test the floor for unanimous consent to the previous motion.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

MP McLean, you have your hand up.

[An hon. member]

Is he on the speakers list?

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Was that just to get on? I don't see him.

MP McLean, go ahead.

[Greg McLean, Conservative, Calgary Centre, AB]

I am just waiting. I had my hand up to get recognized to speak.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

I had you there to speak. Okay, thank you.

MP Beech, go ahead.

[Terry Beech, Liberal, Burnaby North—Seymour, BC]

Can everybody hear me?

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Yes, we can.

[Terry Beech, Liberal, Burnaby North—Seymour, BC]

Excellent.

I think we're very close. I just need another, I would say, 60-second suspension to clarify one point.

If the committee could do one minute, that would be quite helpful.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Okay, we'll do one minute. I think we've—

[Terry Beech, Liberal, Burnaby North—Seymour, BC]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

We will have a one-minute suspension.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

We're back.

We're asking for MP Blaikie to clarify, one more time, exactly what we are looking to get unanimous consent on.

[Daniel Blaikie, NDP, Elmwood—Transcona, MB]

Sure. We are looking for unanimous consent on the motion that I articulated earlier.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Okay, and those are the....

If we could just—

[Daniel Blaikie, NDP, Elmwood—Transcona, MB]

I can run through it all again, I suppose, if you like, but I think we're all on the same page.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Could you read through it one more time for the members?

[Daniel Blaikie, NDP, Elmwood—Transcona, MB]

Very well.

For the pleasure of the members, I propose to change, in the subamendment, in item (b)(i), the date “May 20” to the date “May 27”, and in (b)(ii), the date “May 13” to “May 20”.

In the main motion, I propose changing the date in (b)(i) from “May 20” to “May 30” and the date in (b)(iii) from “May 30” to “June 3”.

In addition, I propose changing the date for the commencement of clause-by-clause, in the heading for item (b), from “May 26” to “May 30”.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Are all members clear?

I see a hand up. Go ahead, MP Beech.

[Terry Beech, Liberal, Burnaby North—Seymour, BC]

I think we're almost there. On point (b)(i), instead of “May 30”, make it “May 27”, to make sure we have resources for clause-by-clause study.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

It looks as though we have unanimous consent on that.

Members, I think we are all in agreement. The motion as amended is carried.

[Adam Chambers, Conservative, Simcoe North, ON]

Mr. Chair, I will just say thank you to the members of the committee and Mr. Blaikie, who I think has a perfect batting average on moving some logjams in this place.

Maybe it's lucky socks with flying pigs on them, but hopefully we can have the Leafs win tonight.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Go, Leafs, go.

[Adam Chambers, Conservative, Simcoe North, ON]

Thanks for the co-operation. We'll see you next time.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Okay.

Shall we adjourn? All right.

Thanks, members. The meeting is adjourned.