Evidence of meeting #24 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 germany.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
I'm not trying to move any motions or anything, colleagues. I just think it's a point of discussion here, as follows.
When do colleagues think we should meet next? I think we had committed to working to try to get to the bottom of this issue, and if members prefer, we can schedule another meeting for committee business, I suppose, but I think it makes sense for us to try to identify when we're going to meet next to proceed with this work.
Conservative
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
It's not a point of order; I'm not raising a point of order. I put my hand up just to speak.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Marty Morantz
Is there an appetite right now for the committee to discuss scheduling our next meeting?
I see one head shaking in the negative. Let's take a little straw poll here.
Ali, you don't get to vote.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Thumbs up for yes to a discussion right now about the schedule?
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Marty Morantz
No, we're not going to have it. It's something you probably need unanimous consent for.
Conservative
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Mr. Chair, I don't know if that's the case. The committee can only adjourn based on majority consent is the principle, and I see that it seems that the Conservatives and the NDP want to have this discussion. I'm not sure where Mr. Bergeron is on that, as he would be the deciding vote, but—
Liberal
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Marty Morantz
I said I guess we should adjourn, I didn't say we are adjourned.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
In practice, the principle is that consent of the majority of the committee is the standard for adjournment.
Conservative
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
I have a point of order on that.
I want to say that having chaired a number of committees over the years, it requires unanimous consent to adjourn a meeting. So, as long as members want to talk, you can talk. I would also say that talking about the agenda of the committee, based upon what we just heard, is also in order because it is relevant to the business at hand.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Marty Morantz
Mr. Clerk, I'd like some clarification on this. What are the rules around adjourning?
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Marty Morantz
—as Mr. Bezan said.
I have seen situations where someone moves adjournment, there's a vote and it's a dilatory motion. Is that correct?
Liberal
Randeep Sarai Liberal Surrey Centre, BC
Mr. Chair, may I make a motion to adjourn the meeting, please?
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Sorry, I had the floor, Mr. Chair, so maybe just to make this simple—
Liberal
Randeep Sarai Liberal Surrey Centre, BC
No, you didn't. He didn't acknowledge.... I made a motion and that's dilatory, it should be voted on, thank you.
Conservative
Liberal
