Foreign Affairs Committee on Nov. 2nd, 2022

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

—or do we want to unanimously...?

Yes? Okay.

[Hedy Fry, Liberal, Vancouver Centre, BC]

But ask if anybody disagrees.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Could we vote on division, please?

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

Just ask if anyone disagrees. If not, then we have unanimous consent.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

One of the members asked for a vote, Mr. Genuis.

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

Okay.

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

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Thank you very much. That's been adopted.

If I could just have everyone's attention for approximately two minutes, there are just a couple of housekeeping things.

[Hedy Fry, Liberal, Vancouver Centre, BC]

Now we have to vote on the amended motion, Mr. Chair.

(Motion as amended agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0)

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Thank you. That's been adopted.

Now, if I could just have a couple of minutes of your time, there are a few pressing issues we have to deal with.

The first is drafting instructions.

[A voice]

That has to be in camera.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Yes, I'm sorry. Yes. If we could, I will adjourn for 10 seconds.

[Some hon. members]

Suspend. Suspend.

[Rachel Bendayan, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

Mr. Chair, I'm just wondering. It is now past 6:30, and if we are going to move in camera, which we know takes 10 minutes, then it will be....

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Is it going to take 10 minutes?

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

Can we not do drafting instructions in public? I mean, the testimony's been public.

[Rachel Bendayan, Liberal, Outremont, QC]

Mr. Chair, it is the end of our scheduled meeting. I don't—

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Yes, but as you know, we need to....

Sure. If you guys want, we will adjourn this meeting, but....

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

Is it appropriate to send various suggestions regarding drafting instructions by email?

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Yes, it is, actually. That would be very much welcome.

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

Okay. Then we can each send thoughts to the clerk on drafting, and the clerk can provide those to the analysts to incorporate.

Is that agreeable? Does that work?

[Stéphane Bergeron, Bloc, Montarville, QC]

On a point of order, Mr. Chair.

What do you want us to discuss in camera?

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

It's the drafting instructions for the report on the flooding in Pakistan, just so that the analysts will know and can move this forward.

[Stéphane Bergeron, Bloc, Montarville, QC]

Do the analysts already have any ideas or a plan?

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Well, we did want to hear from the analysts, who could provide us with options, but it seems like the members....

[A voice]

Just do it.