Evidence of meeting #6 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was election.
A recording is available from Parliament.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
I think that is easier for most of us, with a question period there and sometimes needing to prepare for it, and all of that. It's very tough, especially for House leaders like you, to be ready for QP.
We'll go to Ms. Vecchio.
1 p.m.
Conservative
Karen Vecchio Conservative Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
Thanks very much. I'm really happy with this amended motion. I was just wondering if we could go ahead and focus on the amended motion, pass it, and then take it to subcommittee for the planning and to make sure that each party has a representative to discuss the ins and outs on the timing when it comes to scheduling this.
1 p.m.
Liberal
Ryan Turnbull Liberal Whitby, ON
I want to ask for one small point of clarification. I totally agree with the amendment. I think we're reaching a consensus on this, which is great.
I want to ask, realistically, from the analyst.... We committed to another timeline for an interim report, and now we're committing to fitting these meetings into the schedule. I want to make sure that this wasn't going to impact our ability to fulfill our other commitment with the interim report that we committed to. I think that it was early December. I'm conscious of that. With this motion having a very specific commitment to November 27, I wondered whether we needed any added flexibility there, just to fit it in.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
I think Andre is saying that he's going to start working during this constituency week on that draft report for the COVID election study.
1 p.m.
Committee Researcher
Thank you, Madame Chair. I don't have a lot to add to that. I will give my assurances to the committee on behalf of my colleague that we'll do everything possible to meet that deadline of December 1 for the interim report on the COVID election study.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
Okay, let's put the amendment to a vote if needed, unless there's consensus. Then we could punt this to a subcommittee, and the clerk and I will try to schedule a date for the subcommittee—
1 p.m.
The Clerk
Madam Chair.
1 p.m.
The Clerk
I'm sorry to interrupt you.
The committee can still hold subcommittee meetings, but based on the schedule of meetings the whips have agreed to with the House administration, those subcommittee meetings must take place during our regular committee block.
Unlike when we're operating in usual circumstances and can schedule a subcommittee meeting around our usual committee meetings, unfortunately we don't have that flexibility. If there were an appetite to have a subcommittee meeting, we would have to take all of a regular committee's slot or a portion of that regular committee's slot. For the next week coming up, we do have the witnesses already scheduled for our two meetings.
1 p.m.
The Clerk
I can suggest, though, that maybe at the end of one of those meetings there could be another similar, brief discussion such as the one you're having right now, and we could go over the plan. That would give me time to see what technical capacity there is to support the committee's having have two extra three-hour meetings in the week coming back from the non-sitting week.
1:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
Okay. We can tack on half an hour of subcommittee time maybe, where all the other members can be dismissed and the subcommittee members can remain to iron out the details. I think we can find that time because we've been able to do so well this time. Let's go with that, rather than putting it all on me and then trying to call everybody to see if there's agreement.
1:05 p.m.
Conservative
Karen Vecchio Conservative Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
Is it deemed friendly so that we can maybe just move on to the main motion as amended?
1:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
Yes, it looks as though there is a consensus.
(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
It has passed, and I will see you all on Tuesday, November 3. I hope you all have a great Hallowe'en, although I know that nobody will be able to partake in the festivities in the usual way.
Happy birthday to Dr. Duncan in advance. I just heard today that she's a Hallowe'en baby.
So, happy birthday and I hope you have a good day that day.
Take care, everyone.
