Health Committee on Nov. 21st, 2006

[Christiane Gagnon, Bloc, Québec, QC]

So he is repeating the same thing.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

Yes, I think that is the point he was making.

[Christiane Gagnon, Bloc, Québec, QC]

I have a hard time believing that will cost $55 million.

[Steven Fletcher, Conservative, Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB]

Mr. Chair, I'd just like a recorded vote as well.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

Okay, so we have a recorded vote requested—

[Christiane Gagnon, Bloc, Québec, QC]

He said the same thing Health Canada said.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

—and a dissenting report.

Ms. Priddy.

[Penny Priddy, NDP, Surrey North, BC]

This is really perhaps a newcomer question, but perhaps you could be so good as to guide me.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

I will give you my best information.

[Penny Priddy, NDP, Surrey North, BC]

Thank you so much. I knew you would.

Given the motion, we're really simply saying this work that was done, other than perhaps the list, has come to the health committee, and the motion simply says to the House, we want you to know that this happened.

Is this in any way precedential? Do we do this on other items? Just help me with the motions. It's just a lack of experience, on my part.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

Essentially my experience, serving in both a majority government and a minority government, is that it's more prevalent in a minority government, but it does happen from time to time.

I'm just calling a spade a spade. Madame Demers has the opportunity, then, to bring it forward in the House and ask for a three-hour debate on it, and we've seen that before. So that gives you—

[Penny Priddy, NDP, Surrey North, BC]

Yes, I understand that. I just wondered how frequently it happened and so on. Thank you.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

Yes, from time to time.

Okay? So everyone is clear on the motion. We would ask the clerk to continue now with the vote.

[The Clerk of the Committee, Mrs. Carmen DePape]

Do you want a recorded vote?

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

We want a recorded vote. That is what the request was.

[Steven Fletcher, Conservative, Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB]

A recorded vote, and I would like a dissenting report.

[The Clerk]

Okay. We have to have a motion on the dissenting report, also.

[Steven Fletcher, Conservative, Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB]

Okay. At what point do I do that? After this?

[The Clerk]

We can do it afterwards.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

Fair enough. We can do it afterwards.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

We now have, I would imagine, a motion.

[Steven Fletcher, Conservative, Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB]

Yes, I would like to bring forward a motion for a dissenting report.

[The Clerk]

I need to know when he will give me the dissenting opinion. I need to have it so we can decide when to table the report.

[Steven Fletcher, Conservative, Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB]

I will give it to you in a timely manner.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

Does he have to name a date, such as the next meeting or whatever? What do you need?