Evidence of meeting #26 for Health in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was framework.
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2:15 p.m.
Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Thank you, Chair.
I support the substance of this motion. I would just ask for a small amendment that deals with the fact that members' offices often put forward routine communications to the committee that we do translate. Given resources in members' offices, I would move to amend the motion to add the words “a member's office” to the motion, so that the motion would read as follows:
That all documents submitted for Committee business that do not come from a federal department, or a member's office, or that have not been translated by the Translation Bureau be sent for prior linguistic review by the Translation Bureau before being distributed to members.
It's my understanding that this amendment has also been moved at every other committee as well and has been accepted.
2:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Thank you, Ms. Rempel Garner.
The discussion at this point is on Ms. Rempel Garner's amendment—
2:15 p.m.
Bloc
2:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Let's go through the process so I don't get confused.
Is there any discussion on this amendment?
2:15 p.m.
Liberal
Jennifer O'Connell Liberal Pickering—Uxbridge, ON
I think he accepted it as a friendly amendment. That's my understanding.
2:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
A friendly amendment doesn't really exist. Let's just have the vote on the amendment.
I don't see any hands up for discussion. If we can go ahead right now, is there any dissent in accepting this amendment? I see none.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
We go to discussion on Mr. Thériault's motion as amended by Ms. Rempel Garner. Is there any further discussion or amendment on this motion?
Seeing none, I will ask if there's any dissent.
(Motion as amended agreed to)
Monsieur Thériault, do you have another motion?
2:15 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Mr. Chair, on a point of order, we're dealing with motions. Monsieur Thériault having moved one motion, I believe it would then come to me next for my motion. I don't think one member can continue to move motions without recognizing an order.
2:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Monsieur Thériault wanted to move both motions together. I suggested that he should do so individually, but if Monsieur Thériault wouldn't mind waiting....
Would that be okay, Monsieur Thériault?
2:15 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
In this case I'll defer, because I think they're thematic, but for the purpose of process next time, I think each member has a right to move a motion at a time, and I think we should keep to that. In this case I'll waive that and permit Monsieur Thériault to go again because his motion is [Technical difficulty—Editor].
2:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Thank you, Mr. Davies.
I shall also check with the clerk to refresh my recollection.
2:20 p.m.
Bloc
Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC
Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague.
The second routine motion concerns technical tests for witnesses. The motion reads:
That the clerk inform each witness who is to appear before the Committee that the House Administration support team must conduct technical tests to check the connectivity and the equipment used to ensure the best possible sound quality; and that the Chair advises the Committee, at the start of each meeting, of any witness who did not perform the required technical tests.
I know that tests are done to ensure sound quality and that things have improved over the course of the meetings, but the fact remains that the interpreters sometimes comment on the quality of the sound. Personally, I almost always use the interpretation channel when I attend committee meetings.
I think it would be a good idea for this motion to be adopted and, more importantly, for the chair to inform us about it right away. Scheduling our business and calling witnesses in advance allows this procedure to be updated at each committee meeting. We think it's important that this routine motion be adopted.
2:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Thank you, Mr. Thériault.
Is there any discussion on Monsieur Thériault's motion?
I would advise, Monsieur Thériault, that absolutely the clerk makes every effort to do exactly this. It certainly is one of the reasons why we need substantial notice, several days' notice, to bring witnesses forward.
In any case, seeing no further discussion, I will call a vote.
(Motion agreed to)
Thank you, Monsieur Thériault.
Mr. Davies, I believe you have a motion to move as well.
2:20 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Thank you, yes.
At the subcommittee on agenda, all parties had a chance to discuss and—I think I can speak for all of us to say—agree upon our desire to have this motion pass at the main committee.
For the members' benefit, because it was quite a while ago, and for new members, on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, we passed a motion that essentially would have the committee readopt reports from the 42nd Parliament that had already been adopted and submitted to the government in the last Parliament but for which we had not yet received a response from the government.
There were seven different reports. These included reports on a diabetes strategy for Canada, on tackling sports-related concussions, on the impacts of methamphetamine abuse in Canada, on young Canadians' exercise and health, on LGBTQIA2 communities' health and on violence facing health care workers in Canada, as well as a letter written to the Minister of Health, the Minister of Public Safety and the Minister of Indigenous Services requesting a response to a letter written by the chair of the health committee that dealt with the issue of the forced sterilization of women in Canada.
All of those issues, by the way, are still quite current, so I am moving that motion again today. Everybody has received notice of it. It would simply permit this committee to readopt those reports and then permit the chair to table those reports in the House so that we can hopefully get a response from the government on those reports, which represented the hard work of the committee last time. Most, if not all of them, I think, were passed unanimously.
Thank you.
2:25 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Thank you, Mr. Davies.
We actually have seven motions here. I don't know if there is a procedure to adopt them all at once.
Is there any discussion on these motions in general? Let's see what the temperature of the room is on these motions. Everyone has had a copy sent to them by the clerk. Are there any concerns or questions about them?
Seeing none, Mr. Clerk, would it be appropriate to adopt all seven motions in one fell swoop?
2:25 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Do I have the unanimous consent of the committee to adopt these seven motions in one go?
Is there any dissent? I see none.
(Motions agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Thank you, all.
When we passed these motions a year and a bit ago, the Conservative members then on the committee had concerns that they might want to submit dissents, and I advised them that I would give them notice before I tabled the reports.
My intention, now that this has passed in committee, is that when we get back after our two-week constituency interval I would table these in the House at the first opportunity. If there is any will to do a dissenting report, that would be the time you would need to be present in the House to table that dissent.
Is there any further business to discuss?
Seeing no further business, I think we will adjourn.
I thank you all. Have a productive two weeks in your constituencies, and I'll see you all in a couple of weeks.
The meeting is adjourned.