Foreign Affairs Committee on Dec. 7th, 2022

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Mr. Hoback, this happens all the time. On numerous occasions a wide variety of witnesses will be submitted to committees. It doesn't mean every single one of those witnesses will be invited. It happens all the time.

We will endeavour to present witnesses who are from different perspectives and look at it from a humanitarian perspective. We will endeavour to do that. I would be grateful if you could just leave that with us. We will try to do the best we possibly can.

Again, let me emphasize that if each of the parties just sent in a couple of witnesses, that would allow us to ensure that we proceed in the fashion you have identified, Mr. Hoback.

Is that okay?

I would just remind everyone to please send....

Yes, Mr. Aboultaif.

[Ziad Aboultaif, Conservative, Edmonton Manning, AB]

Mr. Chair, I had my hand up.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

I did not see that. I apologize. Go ahead.

[Ziad Aboultaif, Conservative, Edmonton Manning, AB]

Thank you.

It's been almost two hours, a melatonic two hours, with a lot of uncertainty. I would call it very muddy water we're dealing with here, or a muddy situation.

I'm not sure if you can clarify, first of all, whether or not it is considered the case that the motion of Mr. Bergeron has passed. If that is the case, then this is the beginning of a road map that we are going to move forward with. In view of that and all the caucus meetings next week and so forth, I would like to call for the adjournment of this meeting.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

For sure, Mr. Aboultaif, but let me just assure you that Mr. Bergeron's motion was adopted.

[Ziad Aboultaif, Conservative, Edmonton Manning, AB]

In that case, I move that the meeting be adjourned, please.

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Okay.

We will proceed to a vote, Madam Clerk, on whether or not to adjourn the meeting.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 8; nays 3)

[The Chair, Liberal, Ali Ehsassi]

Thank you, everyone. The meeting stands adjourned.