Fisheries Committee on Nov. 2nd, 2020

[The Clerk]

Let's clarify. Mr. Johns mentioned two things, but amendments must be dealt with one at a time, so this subamendment is the subamendment to Ms. Gill's motion, and it is to modify the date of November 13 to November 20. This is the one subamendment you are voting on.

(Subamendment agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

The subamendment has passed.

Is there any further debate on the now amended amendment from Madame Gill?

[Gord Johns, NDP, Courtenay—Alberni, BC]

Mr. Chair, on the amendment, I move that we remove the words “that the committee be suspended”.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

Okay. We've heard—

[Blaine Calkins, Conservative, Red Deer—Lacombe, AB]

Point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

Yes, Mr. Calkins.

[Blaine Calkins, Conservative, Red Deer—Lacombe, AB]

I don't believe that Mr. Johns' amendment is in order at this particular point in time, because we're simply dealing with the amendment from Madame Gill, which has been amended. I'm not trying to do your job for you, Chair, but I think Mr. Johns is a little premature in his motion. It would need to be applied to the entire motion, which would be dealt with after this amendment.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

Yes.

Seeing no other hands, Nancy, do you want to record the vote on the amendment?

[The Clerk]

Yes. At this time, you would be back to debate on the amendment from Ms. Gill.

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

Point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

Yes, Mr. Beech.

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

Could we just, for the clarification of everybody on the committee, have the entire amendment that we're voting on right now be read?

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

Nancy, can you read exactly what we're voting on right now as the amendment to the original motion?

[The Clerk]

Here is the text of the motion as amended:

That the committee request the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to appear for no fewer than two hours as a witness for the committee’s current study titled “Implementation of Mi’Kmaq Treaty Fishing Rights to Support a Moderate Livelihood”; that the Minister appear no later than November 20, 2020; and That the committee suspend future meetings of its current study until the Minister appears, as requested, with the department officials requested.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

Thank you, Nancy.

Seeing no hands—

[Gord Johns, NDP, Courtenay—Alberni, BC]

Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

Yes, Mr. Johns.

[Gord Johns, NDP, Courtenay—Alberni, BC]

I would like to move an amendment to that motion, if I can, that we strike out the second part of the motion, “that the committee suspend future meetings of its current study until the Minister appears, as requested, with the department officials requested.”

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

Nancy, is that in order, to do another amendment now, or should we wait until we get to the voting on the main motion as amended?

[The Clerk]

You have to vote on what I just read. Once this is adopted, then you will be able to move a different motion.

[Blaine Calkins, Conservative, Red Deer—Lacombe, AB]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ken McDonald]

Yes, Mr. Calkins.

[Blaine Calkins, Conservative, Red Deer—Lacombe, AB]

Again, the only thing we're voting on now is the addition of the words in English “that the minister appear before November 20, 2020”. That's all we're voting on.

[John Williamson, Conservative, New Brunswick Southwest, NB]

That's correct. That's what the clerk said.

[Blaine Calkins, Conservative, Red Deer—Lacombe, AB]

That is the amendment that Madame Gill put forward, which was amended by Mr. Johns. The entirety of the motion is not up for debate, outside of that one clause. I would respectfully ask Mr. Johns again to wait until we vote on this amendment, and then he can move his amendment.