I guess so.
Evidence of meeting #56 for Health in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #56 for Health in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
A recording is available from Parliament.
12:10 p.m.
Liberal
John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON
The second one I would have a problem supporting because the words “direct and timely” are already in there. But the first one I agree with, that you can't expand the preamble without a change within the body of the bill.
Can you separate your ruling?
12:10 p.m.
Conservative
Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON
On a point of order, Mr. Chair, despite the back and forth, you've made a ruling. We're not here to debate your ruling. We should move forward.
12:10 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
I'm sorry, I have no choice but to challenge your ruling. It's incorrect.
12:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bill Casey
All right.
I move a motion to sustain my ruling. All in favour of sustaining my ruling? All opposed?
12:15 p.m.
Conservative
Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON
On point of order, if he wanted a recorded vote, wasn't he supposed to ask before the vote?
12:15 p.m.
The Clerk
Yes.
12:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bill Casey
Okay. Thank you.
It's too late.
All right, that's amendment NDP-2. Now we go to amendment LIB-2. Again, it's inadmissible.
Mr. Eyolfson.
12:15 p.m.
Liberal
Doug Eyolfson Liberal Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, MB
I'm not going to challenge the ruling. I would just like to say for the record why I had added this.
I'm in agreement that it's difficult to make this inclusive of the entire population. I found there were groups of people who are performing many of the same duties, particularly health care providers. A tremendous amount of our workforce is doing much of the same work. There are similar kinds of work in public health and safety which I thought should have been included. However, if the procedure says I can't make that change in the preamble without a corresponding change in the ruling, I understand that. I just thought it was important that it be added to the bill, and hopefully at some time in the future it might be amended.
Thank you.
12:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bill Casey
All right. Thank you very much.
The chair has ruled that out of order.
Shall the preamble carry?
12:15 p.m.
Some hon. member
Agreed.
12:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
12:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
12:15 p.m.
Liberal
12:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
12:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bill Casey
Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?
12:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
12:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bill Casey
Thank you very much.
Thank you, Mr. Doherty. This has been an emotional one for us, and I recognize everybody's position. I do.