Citizenship and Immigration Committee on Oct. 14th, 2020

[The Chair, Liberal, Salma Zahid]

Ms. Martinez Ferrada.

[Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Liberal, Hochelaga, QC]

Madam Chair, as I mentioned earlier, the members of the committee can't do their jobs properly if they don't have the motions in both official languages. If we can't read the motions and put forward amendments in an informed way, in order to do our jobs as parliamentarians, I move that debate be suspended.

[Raquel Dancho, Conservative, Kildonan—St. Paul, MB]

Madam Chair, I have moved a motion to vote on my motion.

[Geoff Regan, Liberal, Halifax West, NS]

On a point of order, there is no such—

[The Chair, Liberal, Salma Zahid]

Ms. Dancho, Ms. Normandin has proposed a motion to adjourn the debate.

All those in favour of the motion to adjourn the debate—

[Raquel Dancho, Conservative, Kildonan—St. Paul, MB]

No, Madam Chair, that is incorrect. MP Normandin did not move to adjourn debate.

[Christine Normandin, Bloc, Saint-Jean, QC]

That's right. I didn't move anything formally.

[Marc Serré, Liberal, Nickel Belt, ON]

I did.

[Christine Normandin, Bloc, Saint-Jean, QC]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Salma Zahid]

Just one second....

[Raquel Dancho, Conservative, Kildonan—St. Paul, MB]

Mr. Serré did not put forward a motion to adjourn.

[The Chair, Liberal, Salma Zahid]

Just one second.

Ms. Martinez Ferrada, did you move the motion to adjourn the debate?

[Raquel Dancho, Conservative, Kildonan—St. Paul, MB]

Madam Chair, I have a point of order. I put forward my motion to vote on my motion prior to Madame Martinez Ferrada's motion.

[Geoff Regan, Liberal, Halifax West, NS]

I have a point of order. There is no such motion; there's no such thing as moving to vote now.

[The Chair, Liberal, Salma Zahid]

Let me clarify this with the clerk.

Ms. Dancho, we cannot move the motion to vote because there are members on the speaking list.

Yes, Mr. Dhaliwal.

[Sukh Dhaliwal, Liberal, Surrey—Newton, BC]

Madam Chair, we have the motion on the floor to adjourn the debate, and it is not debatable, so let us vote on this immediately.

[The Chair, Liberal, Salma Zahid]

You are proposing a motion to adjourn the debate, Mr. Dhaliwal?

[Sukh Dhaliwal, Liberal, Surrey—Newton, BC]

Yes, please.

[The Chair, Liberal, Salma Zahid]

We have a motion on the floor to adjourn the debate.

Can we have a recorded vote on that please, Clerk?

[The Clerk]

The question is on the motion by Mr. Dhaliwal to adjourn the debate.

(Motion negatived: nays 6; yeas 5)

[The Chair, Liberal, Salma Zahid]

Ms. Normandin.

[Christine Normandin, Bloc, Saint-Jean, QC]

I believe a French version is being distributed. I think the clerks are about to send it out formally. Can someone confirm that?

[The Chair, Liberal, Salma Zahid]

Clerk, can I check with you on whether or not you received a copy of the motion in English and French?

[The Clerk]

I'm just checking now. One moment, please.

In the last minutes, we have not received an email from Ms. Dancho's office.

[Raquel Dancho, Conservative, Kildonan—St. Paul, MB]

I apologize, Mr. Clerk, but I'm looking right now at the email we sent you. It was a number of minutes ago. Would you mind checking again?