Evidence of meeting #15 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was point.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Liberal
Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
Madam Chair, the thumbs-up only stays for a certain period of time and then it disappears.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
Oh, maybe I mistook it. Okay, I'll try to do a better job of recognizing when everybody is done. I've seen them go up for almost everybody.
Omar, did you put yours up? Okay. I think I've seen it.
Mr. Brassard, are you okay?
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
Well, I'll take that.
We can move on to part (i), “Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs’ study on parliamentary duties and the COVID-19 pandemic.”
I'll give everyone a few minutes to go through it, and then I'll try to make note of everyone who is okay with it; or if there are any issues, raise your hand.
1 p.m.
Conservative
Blake Richards Conservative Banff—Airdrie, AB
Sorry, Madam Chair. Could you please clarify exactly where someone has to give a thumbs-up on now, what portion of the report?
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
You're on part (i), on page 1, and it continues onto page 2. It's the whole of part (i).
Madame Normandin, do you have a comment?
1 p.m.
Bloc
Christine Normandin Bloc Saint-Jean, QC
Yes. The last paragraph refers to a study by the Nova Scotia Legislature, but I don't think it is mentioned anywhere else in the document. I am just wondering if it is a typo or if it is because something is missing.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
Andre, is it different in the French version than mine? It doesn't refer to a study in this version. It just refers to our roots of parliamentary representation and good governance, I guess, responsible government, going back to the roots in Nova Scotia. It's just a historical perspective. Is that correct, Andre? Do you have it the same way in those versions?
May 7th, 2020 / 1 p.m.
Andre Barnes Committee Researcher
Yes, that's correct. I added it just as a nod to Nova Scotia.
1:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
Yes. I thought it was nice.
Thank you, Madame Normandin, for bringing that up.
Mr. Brassard.
1:05 p.m.
Conservative
John Brassard Conservative Barrie—Innisfil, ON
Madam Chair, now that it's public, the public can certainly see the compelling work that we're doing on these reports. You'll laugh when I say this, but at line 24, “Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affair’s”, should “Affair's” have an apostrophe there? Or should there be a removal of the apostrophe and just have it as “Affairs”?
1:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
I'm sorry. I didn't have the lines, but that's the very first paragraph in part i, right?
1:05 p.m.
Conservative
John Brassard Conservative Barrie—Innisfil, ON
Yes, for “Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affair's”, should it have the apostrophe there or should it just—
1:05 p.m.
Liberal
1:05 p.m.
Conservative
John Brassard Conservative Barrie—Innisfil, ON
There's the compelling work, Madam Chair, of in camera committee meetings.
1:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
I'm glad you caught that with your sharp eye.
I think the NDP is good to go on this section.
I may not have seen some of the other hands up. Maybe you could just put a physical thumbs up in the air so I can see. There you go. Turnbull is okay. Gerretsen is okay with it. Madam Normandin is okay. Ms. Duncan, Mr. Tucker and Ms. Petitpas Taylor are okay with it.
Mr. Alghabra? Okay.
All right, Mr. Brassard?
Mr. Richards, I can't see you right now because your camera is turned off. Are we okay to move forward to section A.i.?
I'm going to assume we're okay to move forward to section A.i.
Mr. Brassard.
1:05 p.m.
Conservative
John Brassard Conservative Barrie—Innisfil, ON
Madam Chair, I'm sorry. I hate to do this, but I want to go back to the introduction, because on the reference to 1867, I just need clarification on that. The House has only had a planned sitting schedule since November of 1982, is my understanding, so the House has actually only had a sitting schedule—and maybe Andre can clarify this—since 1982, not 1867.