Foreign Affairs Committee on May 16th, 2022

[Kristina Michaud, Bloc, Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC]

I would like to withdraw my name from the speaking list as well, Mr. Chair.

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Thank you.

Now, given that there's no longer debate on the subamendment, is there unanimous consent?

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

There is not, so we will have to.... I'm sorry...?

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

There's no unanimous consent. We'll do the vote.

[Marty Morantz, Conservative, Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, MB]

We'll vote on the subamendment now.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Yes, absolutely. We will put it to a vote.

(Subamendment agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Thank you very much.

Now we go to the amendment. Is there unanimous consent to accept the amendment?

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

We will call the vote.

(Amendment as amended negatived: nays 6; yeas 5 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

The amendment is defeated. We now go to the motion.

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

I would have an amendment to that motion. I would like to add the words “and that this study does not begin prior to October 1, 2022”.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Is there unanimous consent to that?

Yes, Mr. Genuis.

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

To very briefly speak to the amendment, we have had throughout the debate members of the government professing that they didn't want the amendment to the motion, professing that this study would not proceed until the previous work was complete. Those statements are on the record, so I hope we will be able to hold the government to the statements they've made.

The October 1 date does not mean that it would begin right away after that, obviously, as we do have important work to complete on other fronts, but I do think this is a good amendment. Thanks.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Thank you, Mr. Genuis.

Do we have unanimous consent?

Excellent. Is there unanimous consent for the adoption of the—

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

I would like a vote, please.

[Michael Chong, Conservative, Wellington—Halton Hills, ON]

Mr. Chair, just to clarify, are we voting on the motion as amended?

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

We're voting on the motion as amended. That's correct.

(Motion as amended agreed to: yeas 10; nays 1 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

The amended motion is adopted.

The meeting is adjourned.