Evidence of meeting #10 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was licence.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Thank you very much, Mr. Arnold. That is duly noted.
Mr. Morrissey wanted to speak on the same issue.
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Chair, could you advise the committee—not at the moment—if there has been a past practice of former ministers appearing before this committee? The conventional tradition is that when a minister leaves, a new minister is appointed and that minister today is responsible for speaking to all of the decisions that got us there. I would just like to know if former ministers have appeared before this committee to speak to decisions they made in the past.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
My understanding, after speaking with the clerk here, is that the current files are dealt with by current ministers. This is not something that I'm aware of happening in the past. That is something we would have to do more research on.
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Thank you, Chair.
I would like that, because, yes, parliamentary precedent is that ministers occupying the office at the time are responsible for speaking for the department present and past.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Thank you very much, Mr. Morrissey.
Mr. Deschênes on the same point.
Bloc
Alexis Deschênes Bloc Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, QC
Mr. Chair, since we’re publicly discussing a motion that was passed in camera, I’d like to ask that you read that motion and tell us how it was passed.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Mr. Deschênes, we can’t discuss matters that were heard in camera. We can only talk about the motion that was passed.
Alexis Deschênes Bloc Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, QC
Can you tell us who moved that motion?
Liberal
Liberal
Serge Cormier Liberal Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First, could we dismiss the witnesses?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Yes. I think the witnesses can leave.
We have time to discuss other matters in camera if we don’t have other presentations on this subject.
We're going to have a brief suspension while we move in camera.
[Proceedings continue in camera]