Foreign Affairs Committee on May 16th, 2022

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

That's a great ruling. I agree. Two for two. I mean, two for five.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Shall we take a vote?

[The Clerk]

Mr. Chair, the motion is to proceed to the other item of business as outlined by Mr. Genuis.

(Motion negatived: nays 7; yeas 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

This means that we'll resume debate on the amendment to the motion.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

If Liberal members are trying to claim that we are the ones holding us back from proceeding to the study on the substantive matters before the committee, that vote made the positions of the parties eminently clear. It made it eminently clear.

[Rachel Bendayan, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Here we go.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Ms. Bendayan, the floor is yours.

[Rachel Bendayan, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

Procedurally, is it possible to move to a vote on this amendment at this point, or is that not possible?

[An hon. member]

We'll support your amendment.

[Rachel Bendayan, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

To be clear, we would be willing to support the amendment, so I don't see the point of this endless debate. However, I understand, Mr. Chair, that it might not be a point of order, technically speaking.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

As I understand it, unless the debate has collapsed with respect to the amendment, we will continue to proceed.

That having been said, I—

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I'm sorry. I have a point of order, Mr. Chair. There might be unanimous consent to suspend the committee for a few minutes for some dialogue.

[Rob Oliphant, Liberal, Don Valley West, ON]

We don't need unanimous consent. You can suspend if any one of us asks.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

The committee stands suspended—

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

—for five minutes.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Perhaps to the call of the chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

What's that?

[Rob Oliphant, Liberal, Don Valley West, ON]

To the call of the chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Yes. Five minutes

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

To the call of the chair means that you can call it in five minutes, or more or less, as you wish.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

No. It will stand suspended for five minutes.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

As you wish.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

It will not be within five minutes, but for five minutes.