Evidence of meeting #1 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
4:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
Excellent. Thank you so much.
I'm not sure if we have our analysts on camera at the moment. If we do.... Yes, I see them.
Please, if any of you would like to say a few words to the committee, you're welcome to.
4:10 p.m.
Allison Goody Analyst
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My name is Allison Goody. I'm looking forward to working with you and all the members of the foreign affairs committee this session. Thank you.
4:10 p.m.
Nadia Faucher Analyst
Good afternoon. I'm Nadia Faucher, and I am pleased to be supporting the work of the committee again this year. I'm part of the international affairs team, as is Ms. Goody.
4:10 p.m.
Liberal
4:10 p.m.
Billy Joe Siekierski Analyst
I'm B.J. I apologize for not having a headset. I'm getting it next week.
I'm also looking forward to starting working with you.
4:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
Thank you so much.
Equally, I'd like to thank our interpreters and our technicians.
We look forward to working with all of you over the weeks and months to come.
Without further ado, to continue through routine motions, I will pass the floor back to Madam Dabrusin.
4:10 p.m.
Liberal
Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth, ON
Let's continue with the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure.
That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of five members, namely the Chair and one member from each recognized party; and that the subcommittee work in a spirit of collaboration.
4:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
Members have heard the motion.
(Motion agreed to)
The motion is carried.
Madam Clerk, I am just checking with you on whether this is an acceptable way of doing this. I think I have everybody in view. If there were opposition, it would be very easily identified.
Thank you very much.
Ms. Dabrusin, I will go back to you.
October 13th, 2020 / 4:15 p.m.
Liberal
Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre, BC
Excuse me, Chair, to clarify, I am pressing the raised hand on the lower hand button. Would you rather that I show my hand?
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
I was looking at both. I didn't realize you were trying to comment.
Please, Ms. Fry, go ahead.
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Liberal
Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre, BC
I have been pressing the raise hand, the lower hand button, but if you would rather we do it with a show of hands like this, let me know so I can do one thing or the other.
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
In debate, where order is a bit more important, I prefer to go with the raise hand to make sure I have the right sequence and chronology of intervention. During the polling, it is less important that it be done by the raise hand; it could be done just by a show of hands, because I have everybody in my view field at the moment.
Ms. Dabrusin, please.
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth, ON
The motion on meeting without a quorum reads as follows:
That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four members are present, including one member of the opposition and one member of the government, but when travelling outside the parliamentary precinct, that the meeting begin after 15 minutes, regardless of members present.
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
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Liberal
Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre, BC
I'm sorry; I did not have my hand up. I lowered my hand in your participant box and I didn't put my hand up. I thought you were asking for the vote, and I was going to vote yes. Sorry about that.
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NDP
Jack Harris NDP St. John's East, NL
I would like to move an amendment that there be “two members of the opposition and two members of the government” present for the hearing of evidence.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
There is an amendment on the floor to the motion that Ms. Dabrusin just read on quorum.
Is there any discussion on the amendment?
4:15 p.m.
NDP
Jack Harris NDP St. John's East, NL
I would say further that this has been adopted by other committees during this round.
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
Okay, seeing no debate, all in favour of the amendment?
(Amendment agreed to)
(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
The motion as amended carries.
Ms. Dabrusin.
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth, ON
The next motion is on time for opening remarks and questioning of witnesses and reads:
That witnesses be given 10 minutes for their opening statement; that, at the discretion of the Chair, during the first round of questioning of witnesses, there be allocated six minutes for the first questioner of each party as follows: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, Bloc Québécois and New Democratic Party. For the second and subsequent rounds, the order and time for questioning be as follows: Conservative Party, five minutes, Liberal Party, five minutes, Conservative Party, five minutes, Liberal Party, five minutes, Bloc Québécois, two and a half minutes, New Democratic Party, two and a half minutes.
I understand that the opposition might have some amendments and am happy to listen to those if there are.
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Liberal
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NDP