Government Operations Committee on Dec. 4th, 2023

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

I'm sensing where we're going here.

Mr. Masse, will you also yield your time to Mrs. Shanahan?

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

Yes.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As usual, you are ahead of the game.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

It's like I have a crystal ball or something.

Mrs. Shanahan, welcome back to OGGO. It's up to you.

[Brenda Shanahan, Liberal, Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC]

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

I see that everyone is waiting with bated breath for what I now have to say.

It's a pleasure for me to say to the committee that I would like to withdraw the amendment that is currently under discussion.

I think the chair may need to ask for unanimous consent to do so.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

There are a couple of things.

Mrs. Shanahan is subbing in for Mr. Sousa, whose amendment this is. She is asking for UC to withdraw the amendment.

Do we have consent to withdraw the amendment?

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Mr. Chair, why don't we just vote on the amendment?

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

I will ask one last time.

If you wish not to, just say no.

[An hon. member]

No.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

Now we can continue with the amendment, or we can just have a quick vote. I think I know where we're going on this.

Are we prepared to vote on the original amendment?

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

I want to chat a bit about this amendment.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

Actually, we have started the vote, Mr. Perkins.

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

Have you started the vote, Mr. Chair?

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

I just said we're going to the vote.

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

You just said it, but—

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

Colleagues, if someone wishes to say a point of order or something else, please speak up then, not after the fact. It puts me in a difficult position.

[Julie Vignola, Bloc, Beauport—Limoilou, QC]

Mr. Chair, I know the vote has been called, but I'd like to know whether we're voting on the withdrawal of the amendment or on the amendment itself.

[The Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Aimée Belmore]

The vote is on Mr. Sousa's amendment.

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

I have a point of order.

I thought you said we'll go to a vote unless someone else wants to speak.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

It seemed pretty clear that we were going to a vote, Mr. Perkins, but I understand.

[The Clerk]

Let me be clear. This is not to withdraw the amendment. The vote is on Mr. Sousa's amendment to the main motion.

It is five nays and five yeas.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

I vote no.

(Amendment negatived: nays 6; yeas 5 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

We are now back to the original motion. There is no speaking list. Can we vote on the original motion?

(Motion as amended negatived: nays 6; yeas 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Go ahead, Mr. Masse.

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I have a new motion I'd like to table now. I know it's being circulated electronically. I hope it's getting through. I can read the motion in and start from there, but I'll leave myself in your hands.

[The Chair, Conservative, Kelly McCauley]

Please read it in...slowly.

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

Yes. Some of this is familiar, but there are some parts, which were appropriately pointed out by you, Mr. Chair, that made it very awkward to do a subamendment to the motion. We've accommodated the changes. I move:

That, an order do issue for the production of copies of any contract, memorandum of understanding, or any other agreement between the Ministers and departments directly related to the implementation of the contracts agreements including, but not limited to, all provisions relating to the hiring or use of foreign workers and concerning language requirements and language of work, and

(a) Stellantis N.V., LG Energy Solutions, Ltd., NextStar Energy Inc. or Volta Energy Solutions Canada Inc., related to the construction of an electric vehicle battery facility in Windsor, Ontario—

There is a whole list of them here.