Evidence of meeting #64 for Health in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was pmprb.
A recording is available from Parliament.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sean Casey
Dr. Bourassa Forcier, I apologize on behalf of the committee for having put you through this and I want you to know that you're welcome to come back on Tuesday if you wish. If you wish, there is one hour from 12 until one o'clock that is not spoken for. It's up to you. It appears that the committee would be interested in allowing you to continue to answer questions if you wish.
For now, you're welcome to stay, but you're free to leave.
Mr. Davies, go ahead.
1 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Thank you.
I support releasing the witness.
However, we do have to figure out the time. Madame Bourassa Forcier had 45 minutes. We had gotten through the entire first round. I don't think giving another hour for this witness is fair.
Also, it's my understanding that on Tuesday the meeting is scheduled to be two hours. We have two meetings, and the two-hour meeting would be for Mr. Herder and Mr. Clark, to balance off those two hours from this perspective. There are two hours for that, not just one hour. If we were to limit Mr. Herder and Mr. Clark to one hour and then have Madame Bourassa Forcier back for another hour, that would not be a fair allocation of the time.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sean Casey
Can we deal with the motions that are in front of us and then deal with this? I didn't expect it would be controversial. I should have known better.
We'll have a standing vote on the challenge to the chair, please.
(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sean Casey
The ruling of the chair is sustained. We now proceed directly to a vote on whether to adjourn debate. It's not debatable.
All of those in favour of adjourning debate, please raise your hand. All those opposed...?
(Motion agreed to)
The debate is adjourned.
We're now at the hour. Is there another motion?
Go ahead, Mr. Davies.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sean Casey
Do we have consensus to adjourn the meeting?
(Motion agreed to)
Thank you. The meeting is adjourned.