Procedure and House Affairs Committee on June 13th, 2019

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Thank you.

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

David, you've been to Centre Block as much as anybody. Is there not a delay?

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

It's a delay of about one and a half to two seconds.

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

So it's nothing essential, okay. It's very handy having this. Now we can gauge with greater accuracy for getting up there.

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

It's always there, but it's not on.

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

Wasn't it in our old digs over at 112 north? There was an old TV there, wasn't there?

[The Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Andrew Lauzon]

There are two TVs on the top of the cabinet.

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

[Inaudible--Editor] said that we should look at what we should do the next time.

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

We won't be there, I think. That's my understanding.

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

We won't, or they won't?

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

In theory the room itself won't be there.

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

The room itself will be disassembled and replaced with something.

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

It could be a supply closet.

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

Only the heritage rooms will be 100% preserved.

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

That somewhat, to some degree, was developing into a heritage room. In the woodwork, it had those carved insignia of the various services. It was on it's way to becoming a—

[Chris Bittle, Liberal, St. Catharines, ON]

That's why it had the hop leaves and grapes. It was the bar.

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

Is that right? That was the bar? Is that for real?

[Chris Bittle, Liberal, St. Catharines, ON]

That's why there were grapes and hop leaves as a border around the top of the room.

[Ruby Sahota, Liberal, Brampton North, ON]

We have good conversations in this committee.

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

I remember grapes, for sure. I don't remember the grape leaves, but okay.

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

You had to look up a little higher.

[David Sweet, Conservative, Flamborough—Glanbrook, ON]

In the previous Parliament, I chaired the veterans affairs committee, and we dedicated 112 north to the Canadian veterans. That's why we had the parliamentary carver do all the symbols on the walls for all of the branches of the armed forces to honour them. There was quite the fanfare with the Speaker, etc., to dedicate that room, and our hope was that it would be retained as a memorial to our veterans.

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

That's the kind of thing that you wouldn't be aware, David, but we passed a resolution in this committee. It was reported in the House, but it hasn't been adopted yet though, has it?

[The Chair, Liberal, Larry Bagnell]

Which one?