Evidence of meeting #5 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 fishers.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Thank you very much, Mr. Small.
It's my understanding that this was the motion on which the debate was adjourned. With that, you're moving to resume debate on the adjourned motion.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Okay. Thank you, Mr. Small.
Just so you know, your time was paused when you brought forward that motion, and that motion is a dilatory motion, so we'll have to proceed to a vote on resuming debate on the motion that was adjourned.
This is a vote to resume debate on the motion.
Mr. Cormier.
Liberal
Serge Cormier Liberal Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Can we just have two minutes, just to make sure? He needs to put a motion forward first to resume the debate on that motion. Then, if it's a yes or whatever, we can debate the motion. Is that what you're saying? We just received the motion. Can you just give us two minutes? Is that okay? Can we just recess for two minutes?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
We'll suspend for two minutes to review the motion.
We'll very briefly suspend.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
We are going to resume. We're back here.
Just so the witnesses know, we are proceeding with some business of the committee. We will get back to your testimony in short order, once we've been able to dispose of this business.
With that, we will go to a vote. We just confirmed that this was the same motion that was brought forward before, which was adjourned.
We're going forward with a vote on whether we want to resume debate on this motion that was adjourned previously.
It's non-debatable, so we need to go straight to a vote.
(Motion agreed to)
The motion has been passed, so debate on the motion can resume.
We'll start with Mr. Deschênes. Mr. Cormier will then take his turn.
Mr. Deschênes, you have the floor.
Bloc
Alexis Deschênes Bloc Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, QC
I propose an amendment that will allow us to study this important topic without encroaching on provincial jurisdictions, particularly when it comes to occupational health and safety. I therefore move that we add, after the list of meetings, “the study will focus on areas under federal jurisdiction” or “the study will be limited to areas under federal jurisdiction”.
Liberal
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Chair, I would like some clarification. Could you circulate the amendment so that we have the language? It was pretty clear, but I want to see what the amendment states before I discuss it. He could rephrase it.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Mr. Deschênes, do you have that amendment in writing?
If not, you could read it again very slowly so that we can—
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Chair, if he verbalizes it, it's fine, but he should do it slowly so I can hear it.
Bloc
Alexis Deschênes Bloc Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, QC
The amendment consists of adding the following words: “exclusively on matters under federal jurisdiction and excluding matters under provincial jurisdiction”.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Thank you very much.
Is there anybody else who would like to weigh in on the amendment to the motion? No.
(Amendment agreed to)
Debate can continue on the motion as amended.
Mr. Morrissey.
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Chair, we have no issue with the motion—in fact, we support it—but we have witnesses for this study. I would prefer it if we could deal with how the motion is going to move during committee business.
We are supportive of the motion as it's now amended. It's timely. There are a couple of issues with foreign jurisdiction that it would bring, but we would prefer that it move to an order of committee business at a later time, so that we can return to the witnesses who are here on the redfish.
Conservative
Clifford Small Conservative Central Newfoundland, NL
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It seems that everyone in the room is in favour of this motion. It's a very important study to put more moms and dads around Christmas trees. I think we should put the motion to a vote and carry on.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Patrick Weiler
Mr. Morrissey, I wasn't sure if you were moving a motion to adjourn the debate. I'll turn it over to you to clarify that.
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Chair, I believe the committee accepted the motion, which will then return to the committee at an appropriate time. If we're going to begin debate without having the chance to fully analyze and go through it.... We have only a few minutes left of the study that the witnesses have appeared for.
The motion was accepted by the committee. It was not ranked by the committee in terms of when it would move. Am I correct?
Conservative
Mel Arnold Conservative Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies, BC
Everybody has seen the motion. We've approved the amendment. We could simply go to a vote and have this done in a matter of a minute and a half, if everyone is in agreement with the motion already, rather than delay it any further on debate.