Evidence of meeting #16 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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An hon. member
Yes, there was.
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The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Michel Marcotte
The motion, with subamendment and amendment approved, would read as follows:
That, in relation with its study on the Light Rail Transit Project, this committee hold one additional meeting during the first week after the March break to hear testimony from the Minister of the Environment, Mr. John Baird.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau
That's right. He amended, and that's how the full motion would read after all of these amendments.
But on Mr. Angus' amendment, I would like to call the vote on that, because I called it before there was anybody wanting to debate.
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An hon. member
I challenge the chair. A point of order, Madam Chair.
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Liberal
Raymonde Folco Liberal Laval—Les Îles, QC
A point of order.
I think the clerk has read the wrong amendment. I asked for just one meeting. Did he say one? Okay, it was the translation that was bad. It was one meeting only.
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Liberal
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau
Now someone is challenging the chair, because I guess we want a filibuster here.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau
I'll ask the clerk what happens if I have not seen anyone with their hand up. I can call the vote.
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An hon. member
But the amendment wasn't read.
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Another hon. member
It's your prerogative, Chair.
You have to read the motion first.
They have the opportunity to challenge the chair if they want to challenge the chair.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau
Well, I would, too, because we have guests, and frankly we should vote and get it over with, so we can get on with the work of the committee. This is what you've been saying all along, so stop wasting time.
When Mr. Angus made his amendment, I didn't see anybody saying “I want to speak”, so I'm going to call the question.
All those in favour of Mr. Angus' motion?
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Conservative
Daryl Kramp Conservative Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
Madam Chair, there is a challenge to the chair. Is the chair answering that challenge?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau
I'm telling you right now that when Mr. Angus proposed his motion, there was not one hand up anywhere, and therefore I called the vote. What am I going to do?
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Conservative
Harold Albrecht Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
Madam Chair, this isn't about playing games. This is about—
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau
It isn't? You could surprise me.
I've called the vote, and I want the vote now.
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An hon. member
The motion was not read.
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau
This is to be a recorded vote at the request of the Conservatives. This is on Mr. Angus' amendment, that the one meeting be held the week after the Easter break. Let's please vote.
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Conservative
Daryl Kramp Conservative Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
Madam Chair, I challenged the chair on this issue, and the chair has just ignored the challenge and has not asked for a ruling from the clerk on this issue. This issue had not been read back to this committee to even mount a challenge. We have to go through our procedures. If the chair is just going to circumvent the rules of procedures and arbitrarily just run a kangaroo court, we have a problem.
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Liberal
