Evidence of meeting #120 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.

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MPs speaking

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Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Marc-Olivier Girard

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Agreed.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Keep in mind that when the documents show up, we cannot impose conditions on HESA, such as, “Here are the documents, but you have to keep them confidential.” We cannot impose on the other committee.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Agreed and so ordered.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Yes.

If we are fine with that....

Mr. Bachrach, are we fine with that?

We all understand that, as proposed, it will be the wording that Ms. Goodridge provided, and then we will share the documents with HESA.

Mr. Kusmierczyk, do we need a few moments separately?

Why don't we suspend for about two or three minutes, and then we'll come back?

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

We are back in the meeting, everyone. Thanks very much.

We are now dealing with Mr. Bachrach's subamendment, which is....

5:50 p.m.

NDP

Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Are we on my subamendment?

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Yes.

5:50 p.m.

NDP

Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

I thought Laila just agreed to that. It was going to be unanimous—

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

No, we have to clear that one first, which is, as you stated, removing the reference to HESA finding them of interest.

5:50 p.m.

NDP

Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Do you want to vote on that? Don't you want to just do an informal unanimous consent—

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

If we can have it as UC, that would be wonderful.

5:50 p.m.

NDP

Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

—or have a mover suggest it?

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Are we in agreement with that?

Basically, we'll roll in Mr. Bachrach's changes to Ms. Goodridge's original amendment.

May 8th, 2024 / 5:50 p.m.

Liberal

Parm Bains Liberal Steveston—Richmond East, BC

Can it be read again?

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Sure, I'll have the clerk...

What do you want read out, the amendment or the subamendment as proposed by Mr. Bachrach?

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

Laila Goodridge Conservative Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, AB

The most complete amendment—

5:50 p.m.

Liberal

Parm Bains Liberal Steveston—Richmond East, BC

The most complete current version—

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

We will read in the most complete one with the changes Mr. Bachrach proposed and that Mrs. Goodridge proposed. That would be great.

5:50 p.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Marc-Olivier Girard

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Please let me know whether this is correct:

That the committee, in relation to the opioid epidemic and toxic drug crisis in Canada, order the production of all contracts, agreements or memoranda of understanding to which the Government of Canada is a party, signed since January 1, 2016, concerning the purchase, acquisition or transfer of Dilaudid or any generic form of hydromorphone for use in any safer supply program or prescribed alternative programs, in an unredacted form and in both official languages, within three weeks of the adoption of this order; and that the documents received be shared with HESA, the Standing Committee on Health.

Thank you.

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Mrs. Vignola, do you need it read again? I thought maybe it was going too fast.

5:50 p.m.

Bloc

Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC

No.

I understood what was written. The interpreter conveyed the changes well.

That said, could we receive a paper or electronic copy in the next few minutes?

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

The clerk read it out as Mr. Bachrach and Mrs. Goodridge proposed, so we'll just consider Mr. Bachrach's subamendment rolled into Ms. Goodridge's amendment.

Are we fine with this? Does anyone wish to speak on this?

5:50 p.m.

Liberal

Irek Kusmierczyk Liberal Windsor—Tecumseh, ON

Is it circulated?

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

No, we only have it, I think, in English right now.

5:50 p.m.

Liberal

Irek Kusmierczyk Liberal Windsor—Tecumseh, ON

Can we just wait until it's circulated?