Foreign Affairs Committee on Dec. 7th, 2022

Evidence of meeting #43 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 meetings.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Situation at the Russia-Ukraine Border and Implications for Peace and Security

Extreme Flooding in Pakistan

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women Globally

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Peter MacDougall Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Issues and Development, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Ariane Gagné-Frégeau

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

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.

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

Ziad Aboultaif Conservative Edmonton Manning, AB

Mr. Chair, I had my hand up.

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

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

December 7th, 2022 / 6:30 p.m.

Conservative

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.

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

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

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

Ziad Aboultaif Conservative Edmonton Manning, AB

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

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

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)

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

Thank you, everyone. The meeting stands adjourned.