Evidence of meeting #125 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was election.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Trevor Knight  Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Elections Canada
Jean-François Morin  Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office
Anne Lawson  Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Regulatory Affairs, Elections Canada
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Andrew Lauzon
Manon Paquet  Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office
Philippe Méla  Legislative Clerk

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

CPC-97 is the last amendment we have to deal with for the clause.

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Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

[Inaudible—Editor] If the amendment can just stand on its own, even if the proposed section has been deleted, then that happens. I'm not sure if the language does support it.

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

If the proposed section has been deleted, the amendment becomes inadmissible, but as Mr. Nater said, part of this amendment does not deal with the proposed section that's been deleted.

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Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Right.

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7:10 p.m.

Conservative

John Nater Conservative Perth—Wellington, ON

That reference could be fixed at report stage as well.

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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

We'll just get our legislative clerk to give us a ruling here.

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Philippe Méla Legislative Clerk

You give the rulings.

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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

I give the rulings; you just tell me what to say.

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Voices

Oh, oh!

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Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

The veil has been opened. Oh, great Oz!

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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

I would encourage everyone tomorrow to skip caucus and get a good sleep so we can go really late tomorrow night.

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David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

I thought that was why we were starting at nine, to skip caucus so we can come back here.

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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Because we're only meeting four hours tomorrow night, seriously, be prepared. If you have the energy to stay a bit longer, we can get some more done tomorrow night.

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David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

We just have to see if we can get through this all.

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Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

I don't know if we can get a resolution on this tonight. I don't want to put our clerk under pressure. It's a tricky thing we're asking for.

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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

That's his job.

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Voices

Oh, oh!

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Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Remind me never to work for you, Chair.

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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

He likes the pressure. It's good training.

Do you think I'm letting you out of here after spending an hour on one clause?

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Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

I think 55 minutes was spent on my amendment. Come on.

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David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

I heard it's a five-minute rule.

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

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An hon. member

That will make—

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Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Yes, definitely.

If the Liberals are planning to vote against this suggestion, then why go through the exercise of our poor clerk trying to make all this reconcile?

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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Is that okay?

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