Evidence of meeting #45 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 champion.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Andrew Lauzon
Dara Lithwick  Committee Researcher

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

We can make a recommendation on that.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

We can make recommendations.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON

I'll champion that one.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Okay.

On number one, is there any party who rules that one out?

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON

Are we championing or are we ruling out?

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

We're going to get it championed the first time through.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

The first time through just get a champion.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Table 1 has to do with bills.

Topic 1 is the committee study of bills before second reading: recommend that the government make more frequent use of Standing Order 73.

Anita? Okay.

Topic 2 is on omnibus legislation: examine restricting the introduction of omnibus legislation, or declaring omnibus legislation inadmissible, with the exception of budget bills, provided that matters contained in the budget bill do not fall outside of budgetary matters.

Do we have a champion?

Mr. Davies.

Table 2 concerns committees.

Topic 1 is committee bills: give committees the power to draft and introduce bills.

Anita?

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON

I will.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Ruby Sahota Liberal Brampton North, ON

You want to champion everything.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON

These are from my speech, actually.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

It's going to be a long report.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON

I was the one who put these in on committees.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

On the second pass you might get rid of more stuff.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON

We have more than one.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

You might get what?

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

You might get rid of some more stuff in a second pass, but let's at least see. The worst case is that it isn't going to work.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON

These came from my speech.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Maybe we should limit the number that Anita can champion.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Ginette Petitpas Taylor Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

What do you mean?

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

We're on table 2.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Ginette Petitpas Taylor Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

What do you mean by a second pass? I'm confused.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

We'll have a shortened list, hopefully, after this. We might get options sponsored by somebody, I don't know. Then we can get back to the study, because I don't think we're going to get this finished today—I think that's reasonable to assume—since we have to go back to caucus. It's not going to really get going until next year. We'll have a shortened list to work from, and if we want to punt more stuff, then so be it.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

Ginette Petitpas Taylor Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

Okay.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Okay, back to table 2.

Topic 2 is election of committee chairs by the House: devise a procedure to allow all members of the House to elect committee chairs.