Evidence of meeting #18 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 clerk.
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Liberal
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Liberal
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Is there anything else on this?
We do have a bit of committee business. We have a motion, for one thing
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Arnold Chan Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
Yes, I did table a motion. Would you like me to read that, or have the clerk read that into the record?
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Arnold Chan Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
Everyone has it. I'll read it into the record, as follows:
That, in relation to Orders of Reference from the House respecting Bills,
(a) the Clerk of the Committee shall, upon the Committee receiving such an Order of Reference, write to each Member who is not a member of a caucus represented on the Committee to invite those Members to file with the Clerk of the Committee, in both official languages, any amendments to the Bill, which is the subject of the said Order, which they would suggest that the Committee consider;
(b) suggested amendments filed, pursuant to paragraph (a), at least 48 hours prior to the start of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill to which the amendments relate shall be deemed to be proposed during the said consideration, provided that the Committee may, by motion, vary this deadline in respect of a given Bill; and
(c) during the clause-by-clause consideration of a Bill, the Chair shall allow a Member who filed suggested amendments, pursuant to paragraph (a), an opportunity to make brief representations in support of them.
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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Thank you.
Before we go any further, I want to welcome Don Davies to the committee.
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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
I know you'll find it very enjoyable here.
Just don't eat the salmon sandwiches.
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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Mr. Chan's motion has been tabled. You all got it in the mail. I think it's gone to all the committees.
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Liberal
Arnold Chan Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
This is a motion that was similar to one passed in the previous Parliament. At the end of the day, we want to have an orderly process, particularly for those who are not part of a recognized caucus, to get their substantive amendments on the record so we can proceed to deal with government business in an orderly way.
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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Is there any debate on the motion?
I will call the question.
(Motion agreed to)
Do we have some more committee business?
I take it we can't.... Well, it wouldn't be respectful to do Mr. Christopherson's motion, because he's not here.
Mr. Chan.
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Arnold Chan Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
I know that Mr. Christopherson is not available, so I want to put it on the record that we're continuing our conversations. I think we're very close to a resolution, but I want to give Mr. Christopherson the opportunity to come up with language that satisfies his concerns and satisfies mine. I want to thank him for that.
Unfortunately, he's just not available today, and I won't be available on Thursday. But we'll find some opportunity to dispense with this, hopefully in the near future.
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The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Is there any other business before the committee?
Just as a reminder, we're having an informal, not-official dinner meeting tonight to discuss the proposed guidelines for gifts for members of Parliament. We can sort that out and get something together that we can bring quickly to the next committee so it doesn't take a lot of time. That's at 7 o'clock in the parliamentary restaurant.
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