Evidence of meeting #34 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.)
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
We will commence.
Let me start by saying that pursuant to Standing Order 81(5) the committee will consider the supplementary estimates 2016-17, Votes 1b, 5b, and 10b under Department of Fisheries and Oceans, referred to the committee on Thursday, November 3, 2016.
As we normally do in this particular case when we are talking about estimates....
Mr. Doherty.
Conservative
Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC
Mr. Chair, I move that we postpone this meeting to next week, given that we do not have a full group here. In fairness to everyone, and given that our time schedule is going to be pushed because of the goings on in the House, I think it's only fair.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
Mr. Doherty, I'd love to help you out, but under reduced quorum we are unable to make the motions. We can only hear from witnesses at this time. That is a ruling we undertook earlier, but right now we have to move on with just that, because I have to move for—
Sorry, do you want to add to that?
Mr. Arnold.
Conservative
Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Can this be considered to be a fully constituted meeting, seeing that we do not have any government members?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
It is a meeting, but there's a reduced quorum. We can do that in the presence of witnesses. Under reduced quorum, we can hear from witnesses.
I realize that our chief witness, the minister, is not here, but from what I understand, I believe somebody from the department is willing to give testimony as well, so we're going to proceed with that. That's the reason I proceeded.
Before I get to you, Ms. Blewett, I'm going to have to—
Mr. Donnelly, do you have something to add?
NDP
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
We're going to have to do just that.
We can suspend or we can adjourn. Do you want to follow through on your motion to adjourn? Because I'm about to suspend?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
Very well, then. We have to suspend due to the fact that votes have now been called in the House of Commons.
My apologies to the witnesses. We will reconvene. The votes take place at 4:15 p.m., so hopefully after that, at about 4:25 p.m. at the earliest, we'll reconvene.
Mr. Doherty, do you have something to add?
Conservative
Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC
Given what's going on right now, I think adjournment is the proper process.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
You believe that adjournment is the proper process. Very well.
You withdrew your motion.
Do you have a motion to adjourn?
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
All right, seeing that we have more people, we'll....
Not that it has anything to do with your motion. My apologies. I didn't mean to bias it in that way, but you do have a motion—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
All right. Very well, we have that. There is a motion to adjourn on the table.
Mr. Finnigan.
Liberal
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal
Conservative
