Foreign Affairs Committee on April 29th, 2009

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

Well, you're just about finished.

Just continue on the point. Do you want to make a motion, then, that we adopt the--

[Deepak Obhrai, Conservative, Calgary East, AB]

But you are cutting off my debate.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

I'm trying to keep you relevant.

[Deepak Obhrai, Conservative, Calgary East, AB]

But why are you cutting off my debate?

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

Continue.

[Deepak Obhrai, Conservative, Calgary East, AB]

How long do I have left to debate?

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

You have a little longer.

We need a motion. Are you debating or are you making a motion or what?

[Jim Abbott, Conservative, Kootenay—Columbia, BC]

I will make a motion, Mr. Chairman.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

We have to vote as to whether or not we're going to accept the report as it is.

[Deepak Obhrai, Conservative, Calgary East, AB]

Which motion are you moving?

[Paul Dewar, NDP, Ottawa Centre, ON]

It's the motion to adopt this report recommended by the chair.

[Deepak Obhrai, Conservative, Calgary East, AB]

No, but he's put an amendment through.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

No, he hasn't put an amendment.

[Jim Abbott, Conservative, Kootenay—Columbia, BC]

I haven't, and I'm prepared to.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

He has not put an amendment. He has made a suggestion, so really I have heard no amendment, I have heard no motion, and I'm ready to hear a motion.

Mr. Abbott, please.

[Jim Abbott, Conservative, Kootenay—Columbia, BC]

I propose that clause 4 be amended as follows. After the word “with”, add “immediately upon receipt of information requested in clauses 1, 2, and 3”. So it would then read:

That Paul Dewar's motion concerning Abousfian Abdelrazik be moved to the top of the agenda under Committee Business and dealt with immediately upon receipt of the information requested in clauses 1, 2, and 3.

[Deepak Obhrai, Conservative, Calgary East, AB]

That makes complete sense.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

We have heard the amendment to the steering committee report. Madam Brown seconds it. I'm going to say that we have already accepted the other amendments to the report, because it seems there was a consensus to that.

You've heard Mr. Abbott's amendment to the committee report.

(Amendment negatived)

[Paul Dewar, NDP, Ottawa Centre, ON]

Chair, I'd like to move this report as amended by you.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

All right. We have a motion to accept the report as amended by the chair. My amendment was that the department is going to come on May 27 instead of May 25.

[Deepak Obhrai, Conservative, Calgary East, AB]

That's totally illogical.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

Seeing no debate, I'll call the vote on Mr. Dewar's motion.

(Motion agreed to)

[The Chair, Conservative, Kevin Sorenson]

All right. I think we're at the stage now where we've accepted this report.

Mr. Dewar.

[Paul Dewar, NDP, Ottawa Centre, ON]

I just want to know, Chair, having accepted this report, if we are going to then move to this motion.

[Deepak Obhrai, Conservative, Calgary East, AB]

No, this is for tomorrow's debate.