Human Resources Committee on Feb. 3rd, 2011

[The Chair, Conservative, Candice Bergen]

Mr. Monsieur Lessard, about an hour ago, if I understand the translation correctly, you chastised me. I'm sure that's not what you meant to do, but you didn't want me to treat anyone here like a child, and I really apologize if I have ever done that.

We are right now, I believe, splitting hairs on whether this is going to be a paper copy or an electronic copy. When we discuss appending, we've never had to deal with this.

Again, Monsieur Lessard, you have the right to speak, as I have the right to speak. I will give you the right to continue in this line, but I do think it's splitting hairs. I think it's beyond what all of us would like to accomplish.

Thank you, Mr. Lessard.

Who's next on this?

[Raymonde Folco, Liberal, Laval—Les Îles, QC]

I have a point of order.

[The Chair, Conservative, Candice Bergen]

I might be missing translation.

[Raymonde Folco, Liberal, Laval—Les Îles, QC]

I don't think the remarks that you refer to were made toward you. They were actually made toward Mr. Vellacott. I don't go through translation; those were the remarks that were made. They weren't made toward you, Madam Chair.

[The Chair, Conservative, Candice Bergen]

He made remarks to me, but thank you for that, Madame Folco.

Did you have a question, Mr. Casson?

[Rick Casson, Conservative, Lethbridge, AB]

I'm calling for the question on the motion.

[The Chair, Conservative, Candice Bergen]

All right, I'll call the question.

I don't think there was anyone else on the speaking list. Mr. Lessard did have his.... He's probably going to want to respond.

You did speak, Monsieur Lessard. Did you want to...?

There is no one else on the speaking list. We've been asked to call the question. There was no one else on the speaking list, so I'm now going to call the question.

[Yves Lessard, Bloc, Chambly—Borduas, QC]

Yes, I asked for the floor.

[The Chair, Conservative, Candice Bergen]

Sorry, not when he—

[Yves Lessard, Bloc, Chambly—Borduas, QC]

When you were talking, Madam Chair, I asked for the floor.

[The Chair, Conservative, Candice Bergen]

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see you, but Mr. Casson called the question.

I did not see you, so we are now going to call the question.

[Yves Lessard, Bloc, Chambly—Borduas, QC]

I will be very brief, Madam Chair.

[The Chair, Conservative, Candice Bergen]

We're right in the middle of calling the question, so we'll do that.

Do I need to read the motion again?

[Raymonde Folco, Liberal, Laval—Les Îles, QC]

Yes, please.

[The Chair, Conservative, Candice Bergen]

That the Reports of the other committees which are tabled with regard to the impact of the changes to the long form census be appended to the final report of the HUMA Committee.

[Savage]

May we have a recorded vote?

[The Chair, Conservative, Candice Bergen]

That's a good idea, Mr. Savage. Let's have a recorded vote.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4)

We're at the end of our meeting.

For our next meeting, we have Bill C-304 scheduled. We have been told that it would take only an hour, so we'll see. We may continue with committee business.

The meeting is adjourned.