Evidence of meeting #55 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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Conservative
Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
You don't want to go back and do that right now.
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Liberal
Mario Silva Liberal Davenport, ON
We're not dealing with part 1.
We are dealing with part I, but I'm not touching part I, is what I'm saying. My amendments are both to part II and to part III.
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Conservative
Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
So at this point we're discussing amendment L-2.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Dean Allison
Sorry. We've just voted on clause 1.
We now need to look at clause 2, if we're interested in moving that.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Dean Allison
The vote was just unanimous consent to remove new clause 1, not new clause 2.
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Liberal
Mario Silva Liberal Davenport, ON
That's right, but the old clause 1 is still there to be voted and discussed, right?
5 p.m.
Conservative
Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
So we're going to come back to clause 1 eventually?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Dean Allison
We've got to deal with clause 1 before we can move on to clause 2.
So we look at the amendments first. We have two amendments: L-1, which Mr. Silva just removed; and we now have a second amendment that was put forward by the Liberals, on pages 3 and 4, and we have to vote on that before.... If that was declined, then we would come back to the original clause 1 the way it stands and the way it was originally written in the bill.
Mr. Lake, and then Ms. Davies.
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Conservative
5 p.m.
Conservative
Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
I'd like to move my motion, then:
That, in accordance with its order of reference of Wednesday, October 25, 2006—
5 p.m.
Bloc
Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC
Mr. Chair, we haven't disposed of clause 1. I had announced a motion. If we're doing the clause-by-clause consideration, first we have to vote on clause 1.
We shouldn't be going to clause 2 now. Mr. Silva announced that the Liberals' amendments started with clause 2.
5 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Dean Allison
Thank you, Mr. Lessard.
Just to clarify, we did deal with new clause 1. Therefore, since that was done, no new motion was made on new clause 2, so we're in between motions. So Mr. Lake's motion is debatable.
Continue, Mr. Lake.
5 p.m.
Conservative
Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
I'd like to make a motion:
That, in accordance with its order of reference of Wednesday, October 25, 2006, your committee has considered Bill C-257, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers), and agreed to report the following: Bill C-257—
5 p.m.
Conservative
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Bloc
Carole Lavallée Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Earlier, my colleague announced that there already was a motion. I raised my hand. In fact, he raised his hand first, then I did it. I therefore turn the floor over to him, as is normal. Mr. Lake raised his hand much later.
I think it would be reasonable to consider Mr. Lessard's motion first, and we can then consider other motions. A motion has already been announced.
I wouldn't want to have to quote the Annotated Standing Orders of the House of Commons, but if you force me, it will be an immense pleasure for me to do so.
5:05 p.m.
Bloc
Carole Lavallée Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
I'm going to remind you of Standing Order 62, which appears on page 223 of the Annotated Standing Orders. This Standing Order normally applies to the proceedings of the House, but you'll understand that it can also apply to committee proceedings.
Standing Order 62 reads as follows:
When two or more Members rise to speak, the Speaker calls upon the Member who first rose in his or her place; but a motion may be made that any Member who has risen “be now heard”, or “do now speak”, which motion shall be forthwith put without debate.
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Dean Allison
I've just been informed by the legislative clerk that we did recognize that Mr. Lessard was to continue on with the business, but we were in between motions. Because there was no motion on the floor at that point in time, Mr. Lake's motion still stands and we are in debate, if he would like to continue.
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
Should I continue just in the second paragraph of the motion?