No, but seriously—
Evidence of meeting #42 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #42 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A video is available from Parliament.
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An hon. member
What about the lease?
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An hon. member
Why would you not call... [Inaudible--Editor]?
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An hon. member
Mr. Mulcair presented it to the House.
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An hon. member
That isn't Mulcair—
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
Don't go across the table, folks.
At this moment, an amendment has been read into the record. I agree that it can be accepted as an amendment, so we will start debate on the amendment.
Mr. Scott.
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NDP
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
Certainly, that's a nice way to deal with it.
Mr. Opitz, please read it again, and slowly. I will then talk about the speakers list that we have.
Go ahead.
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Conservative
Ted Opitz Conservative Etobicoke Centre, ON
It is that the motion be amended by replacing the fourth paragraph with the following:
That the Committee invite the Clerk of the House of Commons to appear at her earliest convenience, along with any additional staff necessary to assist in answering the Committee's questions; That the Committee consider, after the Clerk's appearance, whether to schedule additional witnesses to appear in relation to this study; That the Committee is unsatisfied with the New Democratic Party's return to the Committee's order of May 6, 2014, respecting the production of lease documents, and, therefore, the Committee demand that the New Democratic Party produce, within two business days of the adoption of this order, a signed and completed version of the Party's sublease of suite 300 at 4428 boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal, and that the Clerk of the Committee request that Smart & Co. Group Canada Inc. furnish copies of its lease and sublease contracts, applying to the period from May 3, 2011, until the day this order is adopted, pertaining to suite 300 at 4428 boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal; and
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Conservative
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Liberal
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Chair, on a point of order, in my understanding, at least, I received a document from the PROC committee, at least, I believe it was from the PROC committee, that is the NDP lease. Am I led to believe that it was not the lease, or is there another part to the lease?
I don't quite understand. I thought we already had a copy of the lease.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
We have items delivered to us by the NDP. I'm not here to make a determination as to whether they fit this role or not.
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Liberal
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB
Am I to take it, then, that it was an incomplete submission?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
It appears that more information is being asked for; that's a good way to put it.
Mr. Christopherson, you're on the speakers list on the main motion. Did you want to be on the list for the amendment?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
Mr. Scott, did you put your hand up?
I have to go next to Mr. Lamoureux.
Mr. Lamoureux, you're on the speakers list for the main motion. Did you want to be on the speakers list for the amendment, or leave yourself on the speakers list for the main motion?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
All right.
We have two for the main motion.
Mr. Scott, you're on now for the amendment.
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NDP
Craig Scott NDP Toronto—Danforth, ON
Mr. Speaker, this is such a farce that I will pass. It's completely useless.
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
We'll have a recorded vote.
(Amendment agreed to: yeas 6; nays 3)
We now have an amended motion.
We'll go back to the main speakers list.
Mr. Christopherson, you may speak to the main motion as amended.
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NDP
David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The first thing I'd like to do is to move my own amendment, which reads as follows:
That all the words following “That” be replaced with “the Committee commence a study into the mailing program of all Members and Caucuses, specifically into the nature of the subject matter being mailed, how such material is deemed to be within the Parliamentary functions of a Member (as defined in the By-Laws of the House of Commons) and that the membership of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons be invited as witnesses for this study”.
