Evidence of meeting #52 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 40th Parliament, 3rd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was information.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Harold Albrecht Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
Mr. Chair, I think to be consistent with the rest of the report, it would really be much more consistent to say “Some members”. That would be my recommendation, Mr. Chair.
NDP
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Chair, a point of order. We are studying a motion, so he cannot make a recommendation. But he can suggest an amendment.
There already is a motion that has to be put to a vote.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
Okay. We have Mr. Brison moving a motion to make the change, and we're discussing that motion at the moment.
Mr. Albrecht, have you finished your interjection?
Conservative
Harold Albrecht Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
I would simply make the same.... Is there actually an amendment on the floor, Mr. Chair?
Conservative
Harold Albrecht Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
He's made an amendment? Then I definitely would speak against the amendment, Mr. Chair, because I think it would just be a total and obvious inconsistency with the rest of the report.
Conservative
Terence Young Conservative Oakville, ON
I would speak against the amendment as well, Chair. We have said “some”. We just went through this for 20 minutes. We want to get this report delivered today before noon. Let's just get through it without spending 20 minutes over words and paragraphs. “Some members” is fine. We don't know exactly how many. It wasn't on the record. Everybody didn't speak on the issue. Let's not change the meaning of the report.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
It doesn't currently say “Some”; it says “Other”. Mr. Brison is suggesting “The majority of” as the--
Liberal
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
I'm just here to make it happen. That's good.
That's what we're discussing right now. Any further discussion on it?
Mr. Reid.
Conservative
Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
Is there more than one mention...? Is it just at the very beginning, or is there another spot where it comes up in that paragraph?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
There is “certain information sought by other members” in line 5. Is that also a suggestion...or is that just a more clarifying statement to the above one?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
You're only suggesting the paragraph that leads off.
That's the only change he's suggesting.
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
All in favour of Mr. Brison's amendment? We'll have a recorded vote.
(Amendment agreed to: yeas 6, nays 5)
Those in favour of paragraph 29 as it is now amended?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
Any opposed? Seeing none, we're on to paragraph 30.
Monsieur Proulx on number 30, and Mr. Lukiwski to follow.
Liberal
Marcel Proulx Liberal Hull—Aylmer, QC
No. Just on a point of order, I want to make sure that the French version of paragraph 29 will also be corrected.
Committee Researcher
It will read as follows: “Une minorité des membres du Comité...”.
