Health Committee on Sept. 21st, 2017

Evidence of meeting #70 for Health in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Election of Vice-Chairs

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee Mr. David Gagnon

Karin Phillips Committee Researcher

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

We could have an antimicrobial meeting on Tuesday, or are you proposing no meeting on Tuesday so we can do our homework for Thursday?

4:10 p.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

I just think that this is the flagship study by this committee.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

It is. There is no question.

4:10 p.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

We can either be together for two hours or we can take that time—time is precious on the Hill here—to actually get ready for the drafting instructions. That's what I would suggest.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Is that a motion?

4:10 p.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

Yes.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

The motion is October 17th for the PBO study, the 19th for the round table, and the drafting instructions on the 26th.

Is there any more debate?

Mr. Oliver.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON

Because we are now meeting on Thursday afternoons, the other option would be that we do the drafting instructions on Tuesday the 31st.

4:10 p.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

Take the whole next week off...?

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON

It's a lot of thinking.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Are you proposing to do the drafting on the 7th of November?

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON

No, the 31st of October.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Sorry, yes.

4:10 p.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

I think that's wise.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

All right.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON

We can all wear costumes.

4:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Would you like to make that amendment with that inclusion, to make it nice and simple?

4:10 p.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

Yes, I will move that we meet 17th, 19th, and 31st.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

And that the 24th and the 26th we will not meet.

4:10 p.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

Yes.

4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

All right, all in favour of that agenda?

(Motion agreed to)

That's good. I don't think we have to go any further than that right now.

We'll see what happens with everything, and then we have to bring back our antimicrobial resistance study. Is everybody happy if we just leave it the way it is now? Maybe in two weeks we'll have another look at it and things may change.

Mr. Clerk, is there anything else we have to do today?

4:10 p.m.

The Clerk

I don't think so.

September 21st, 2017 / 4:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Is there any other business?

Mr. Davies.

4:10 p.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

I just want to take the opportunity on behalf of the New Democrats to thank the clerk, the analysts, and all of the staff who staffed us through that very gruelling week of hearings. I know I found it tiring, so I can only imagine that the staff found it equally tiring. I just want to express my thanks to everybody who supported us in that work.