Evidence of meeting #19 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was costs.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen
The clerk and I will look at this for Wednesday coming up, assuming we can stay on schedule. We will schedule an in camera meeting at the end of that meeting, if that's appropriate and we can coordinate that.
Perhaps that's when you could bring those issues up, if you would like.
Bloc
Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC
If we are forced to postpone the in camera session in order todebate motions, I'm concerned that we may find ourselves in a spiral of sorts, where we indefinitely put off debating motions that have been put on the record. Yet those conversations need to happen.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen
There are avenues to have those discussions in camera as well as during public meetings at any time, if that is what you are trying to allude to.
I'm just assuming that you're concerned about motions that may have been on the floor at a particular time. Is that correct, Ms. Vignola?
Bloc
Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC
This relates to the motions in the digital binder that I would like to discuss.
May I open the discussion on them now?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen
I'm looking at the clock, and the challenge we have right now is the question of how long they might take, but, yes, you can present those motions at any time, recognizing the time constraints that we do have.
Liberal
Steven MacKinnon Liberal Gatineau, QC
On a point of order, Mr. Chair, I would invite you to see the clock.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen
Certainly.
We are in a challenge, Ms. Vignola. You are right. Because of our votes, that was a bit of a challenge. When we were sitting without the app vote, we were delaying and missing all these times for our committee meetings and to do things in camera. The challenge has gone today. It was nice to have the app vote today, which definitely sped things up.
Hopefully we will see we are able to do it. The problem we have is that our meetings are on Mondays and Wednesdays. It appears that most votes come on Mondays and Wednesdays right at the time when we are having our meetings, which makes it very challenging to deal with the issues we have in front of us.
Mr. Drouin.
Liberal
Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
If we are discussing motions, we are technically now outside our timeline. We should have been in camera. Are we going to end this meeting, or are we going to move in camera to discuss those?
Madam Vignola had plenty of opportunity to present those motions, as you've said, in her time when she could speak. Any member, providing 48 hours, can table a motion.
I'm just wondering what we are doing.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen
Time constraints are going to prevent us from going much longer than the next five minutes. I would propose that perhaps on March 22 we schedule committee business where we will have a more firm opportunity for such things as Ms. Vignola is proposing to be brought forward.
I'm seeing some thumbs up for that proposal. I'm not seeing any shaking of heads.
Thank you everyone for bearing with us today.
I declare the meeting adjourned.