Evidence of meeting #1 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clerk.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
Thank you very much, Ms. McPherson.
Do any other colleagues wish to bring forward references to motions that they will be presenting?
As colleagues are contemplating, could we maybe ask, Madam Clerk, if we're going to meet next week, what a good date would be by which to receive those notices of motions?
We will advise on the dates.
Dr. Fry, go ahead.
Liberal
Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre, BC
I was going to speak to a motion that I propose, but if we're going to send them all to the clerk to be sent on to the subcommittee—the old steering committee is what I usually call it—then I will send that motion off.
One of them is about an issue that is of great concern to me, not only here in Canada but globally, and that is the violence that has increased 38% in the last year against women journalists and women politicians, including in British Columbia, where a woman politician was beaten and assaulted on the streets. It's something very important and very close to home.
Thank you.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
Dr. Fry, thank you very much.
As the clock winds down, Mr. Oliphant, please go ahead.
Liberal
Rob Oliphant Liberal Don Valley West, ON
I was going to clarify to make sure I understand that we can all put in motions in the next couple of days and that one is not taking precedence over the other, isn't being weighted. It will be weighted at the subcommittee on agenda and procedure, and then a report will be brought forward to the committee at the appropriate time. I'm just making sure.
I have motions here, but I'm not going to rush to get them in. I want to make sure that I have good wording that will be acceptable to other parties. I would even like to negotiate the motions a little bit with my colleagues so we could have winnable motions. I just don't want to rush.
As long as that's clear, then we will get motions in to the clerk.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sven Spengemann
Mr. Oliphant, thank you.
Yes, that matches the expectations of colleagues here; I see heads nodding. If that's agreeable to everybody else, then we will stand by for the timing of the subcommittee meeting next week.
This committee then stands adjourned until our next session at the end of January.
Thank you very much, colleagues.
The meeting is adjourned.