Evidence of meeting #54 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was discussion.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Philippe Méla  Legislative Clerk

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bryan May

Madam Sansoucy.

12:15 p.m.

NDP

Brigitte Sansoucy NDP Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

I would simply like my fellow member to clarify what he just said, so I understand what he means.

Mr. Long, you said you talked about it as a committee. Can you tell us, specifically, which committee you're referring to and who is on it?

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

Wayne Long Liberal Saint John—Rothesay, NB

I thank you for that. For clarity, I don't know if I ever said “committee”. If I did, I apologize for “committee”.

12:15 p.m.

NDP

Brigitte Sansoucy NDP Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

Okay.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

Wayne Long Liberal Saint John—Rothesay, NB

We discussed it with the proponent of the bill—

12:15 p.m.

NDP

Brigitte Sansoucy NDP Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

Very well. Thank you.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

Wayne Long Liberal Saint John—Rothesay, NB

—and we felt this title was a much cleaner title. Sorry, my apologies.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bryan May

Is there any further discussion?

(Amendment agreed to)

Shall the title as amended carry?

12:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bryan May

Shall the bill as amended carry?

12:15 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

We're abstaining.

12:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bryan May

Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House?

12:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bryan May

Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?

12:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bryan May

Thank you very much, everybody.

Thank you to our stand-in clerk and our stand-in member of Parliament, Mr. Fonseca.

Good work, everybody.

Congratulations to Mr. Gerretsen and his staff for all the hard work they did in getting the bill to this stage.

We are adjourned and will be resuming in subcommittee, so vamoose.