Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Oct. 16th, 2018

[David Graham, Liberal, Laurentides—Labelle, QC]

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

[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.

[Nathan Cullen, NDP, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC]

Right.

[John Nater, Conservative, Perth—Wellington, ON]

That reference could be fixed at report stage as well.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

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

[Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk]

You give the rulings.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

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

[Voices]

Oh, oh!

[Nathan Cullen, NDP, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC]

The veil has been opened. Oh, great Oz!

[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.

[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.

[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.

[David Graham, Liberal, Laurentides—Labelle, QC]

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

[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.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

That's his job.

[Voices]

Oh, oh!

[Nathan Cullen, NDP, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC]

Remind me never to work for you, Chair.

[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?

[Nathan Cullen, NDP, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC]

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

[David Graham, Liberal, Laurentides—Labelle, QC]

I heard it's a five-minute rule.

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[An hon. member]

That will make—

[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?

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Is that okay?