Procedure and House Affairs Committee on May 29th, 2018

[Ruby Sahota, Liberal, Brampton North, ON]

This is how I want to do it, so I'll read it out to you once more.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

If you want to do it that way, give us a motion that is properly worded so we know what we're dealing with and what we're debating.

[Ruby Sahota, Liberal, Brampton North, ON]

Hopefully you'll be able to understand this. I'll read it.

Number one is that notwithstanding any motion adopted by committee in relation to the submission of proposed amendments to bills, the members of the committee, as well as members who are not part of a caucus represented on the committee, shall submit to the clerk of the committee all of the proposed amendments to the bill no later than end of day on June 8, 2018, in both official languages, and that these be distributed to members.

Number two is that the clerk of the committee write immediately to each member of Parliament who is not a member of the caucus represented on the committee to inform them of the beginning of consideration of the bill by the committee, and to invite them to prepare and submit any proposed amendments to the bill for the committee's consideration prior to the deadline.

Number three is that the committee commence clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-76 on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at 11 a.m.

Number four is that if 80 or more suggested amendments are received, the chair may limit debate on each clause to a maximum of five minutes per party, per clause.

Number five is should the committee not complete its clause-by-clause consideration of the bill by 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, all remaining amendments submitted to the committee shall be deemed moved, the chair shall put the question forthwith and successively without further debate on all remaining clauses and proposed amendments, as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, as well as all questions necessary to report the bill to the House, order that it be reprinted, and order the chair to report the bill to the House as soon as possible.

Number six is that the committee travel across Canada from June 4, 2018 until June 8, 2018, and the clerk be authorized to organize travel with meetings in communities in the following regions, as discussed in committee: 1. Atlantic Canada; 2. Québec; 3. Ontario; 4. Prairies—or I guess Alberta——and, 5. British Columbia.

Then, in brackets, we can put the specific locations that we're going to. I would do that, and then end with that the travel budget for the required travel be approved.

Then we have number seven which is that no substantive motions be passed in committee while the committee is on travel.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

Your number six is as worded in the original proposal—

[Ruby Sahota, Liberal, Brampton North, ON]

Number one.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

Just let me finish. It's number one in the original proposal with the following changes: in number four, you're changing “Prairies” to “Alberta” and—

[Ruby Sahota, Liberal, Brampton North, ON]

Yes.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

—you're striking everything after British Columbia?

[Ruby Sahota, Liberal, Brampton North, ON]

Yes, but then we're adding that the corresponding travel budget be approved.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Is there any debate on the motion?

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

That would put the committee in a place where it would be deciding to approve a travel budget without knowing the amount of it.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

I can tell you the amount.

[Ruby Sahota, Liberal, Brampton North, ON]

Yes. Present it to us.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

It's $150,993.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

Would that change depending on the final...? I don't know how that works.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

The clerk will tell you the amount.

[The Clerk]

The draft budget that was distributed had a total of $146,593.20. After some consultation with Jill, we decided that starting in Vancouver would add a night in Vancouver that wouldn't have been there had we gone from Ottawa to Halifax in the morning. The new total has an additional $4,400 added to it, so $150,993.20 is the draft budget.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

I just thought in looking at it that some of the cities were listed differently from what we ended up deciding on, so I wasn't sure if that changed it considerably or not. Okay.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Is there debate on the motion?

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

There was a new number seven as well, something about the....

[Ruby Sahota, Liberal, Brampton North, ON]

Number seven is what you pointed out earlier, which I think is a very valid point, that no substantive motions be moved while the committee is on travel.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

Okay. Thank you for clarifying that.

[Ruby Sahota, Liberal, Brampton North, ON]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Is there debate on the motion?

Mr. Richards.

[Blake Richards, Conservative, Banff—Airdrie, AB]

I believe Mr. Genuis wanted to be on the list next as well. He mentioned that to me.

In relation to the motion—