Foreign Affairs Committee on June 3rd, 2008

Evidence of meeting #34 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was reasonable.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Canada's mission in Afghanistan
Committee Business

MPs speaking

Kevin Sorenson
Paul Dewar
Deepak Obhrai
Bob Rae
Vivian Barbot
Bernard Patry
Peter Goldring

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Angela Crandall

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Peter Goldring Conservative Edmonton East, AB

By the end of the session? There can be an election, too. There can be any number of things that could interfere with it. Why would we be materially changing the entire motion by putting a time dating into it? I think that's a material change that takes much more time for debate than what we can allow right here in the next minute or two.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

The session may be over next week.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Order, please.

This is what I'm going to rule here: we will vote on her amendment. We will not vote on the main motion tonight, because our time is 10 minutes over.

June 3rd, 2008 / 5:40 p.m.

Bloc

Vivian Barbot Bloc Papineau, QC

Mr. Chairman, I'll withdraw the amendment.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Are you withdrawing your amendment?

5:40 p.m.

Bloc

Vivian Barbot Bloc Papineau, QC

Yes.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

All right.

(Amendment withdrawn)

So now we're voting on the motion as amended by Mr. Obhrai.

(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Thank you, folks.

The meeting is adjourned.