Evidence of meeting #138 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 rural.
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Conservative
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Essentially, the effect of the change would be to take the motion as is and add “report to the House”. The subamendment is to unmake all of the proposed changes except the change that the committee will report its findings to the House.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
We had an understanding at the table.
NDP
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Given all the back-and-forth, I want clarity. At other committees, it is a practice to indicate in the motion that the committee will be reporting to the House and requesting the government to respond formally.
Every committee operates differently. I don't see any harm in including that if indeed we want to report to the House on some kind of timeline and have the government respond accordingly.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
With us, it's when we finish the line-by-line of the report, just like when we get to Canada Post. It's one of the checklists.
NDP
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Maybe it's a perfunctory thing that some committees do as a practice and some don't.
NDP
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
During my time on the committee, I don't think I've seen us table a report yet, so I'm not used to it.
Liberal
Jenica Atwin Liberal Fredericton, NB
Just for further clarity, I believe we're agreeing on keeping the piece that says, “That the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.” Then we're in agreement.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
This is fine. We will take the motion as it was, and we will add in that the committee will submit a report and request a government response, but we will remove all other parts of the proposed changes.
Conservative
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
All of these things will be affirmed or changed at the point when we do the report anyway.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Thank you, Mr. Genuis.
Are we fine, then, with Mr. Genuis's subamendment?
I'm seeing nods all around.
(Subamendment agreed to)
Are we fine with the amended amendment from Mrs. Atwin?
(Amendment as amended agreed to)
(Motion as amended agreed to)
I have Mr. Genuis, Mrs. Vignola and Mrs. Kusie.
Go ahead.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Mr. Chair, I have one more motion on the matter of indigenous procurement that I think will advance our work on it: “That the committee report to the House its recommendation that the procurement ombud study indigenous procurement.”
It's a simple motion. I think that a study by the procurement ombud would strengthen our understanding of the subject and contribute effectively to the collective response to it.
Conservative
Conservative
Bloc
Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC
Yes, I wanted to say something, but it’s not on this subject.
Liberal
Irek Kusmierczyk Liberal Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
I'm sorry. I didn't quite understand. What is the motion that Mr. Genuis has brought forward here?