Evidence of meeting #1 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
The proposal is to add one additional slot for the government. Is there discussion?
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An hon. member
Is there a motion on the floor?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Mr. Clarke has proposed that we add one additional slot for the government.
Just to clarify, Mr. Clarke, are you saying in the second and subsequent rounds?
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Conservative
Rob Clarke Conservative Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK
In the final rounds, if time permits.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
In the second and subsequent rounds.
Is there further discussion?
(Motion negatived)
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Are there any other proposals?
Okay, we're going to ask the question on the amended routine motions. Just to refresh your memory, the two amendments were on the subcommittee on agenda and procedure and on reduced quorum.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
9:50 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Good work.
For the benefit of the committee, before we carry on I have some points of clarification, particularly on the notice of motions. Just be aware, on the practice of the 48-hour rule as it relates to notices of motion, that what we normally work on here is kind of a two-sleep process. That's the way it works. You don't take the 48 hours literally. Essentially, if you're looking at having a notice of motion tabled for the Tuesday meeting, it would need to be received by the clerk no later than 5 p.m. on Friday. In the same vein, for the Thursday meeting you would need to have that notice of motion to the clerk by 5 p.m. on Tuesday. So that's the approach we would be taking.
Mr. Bélanger.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Chairman, with all due respect, I believe it's usually 6 p.m. It's 6 p.m. that is the standard House time for notices.
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
It's 2 p.m. on Friday for the Tuesday meeting, and 6 p.m. on Tuesday for the Thursday meeting. Understood? D'accord?
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Chairman, if I may, I believe that it is 6 p.m. every day, except Friday. Correct?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Okay. So that is understood. We'll record that in the minutes that this will be the understanding, in case it comes up at a later date. So again, 2 p.m. on Friday for the Tuesday meeting; 6 p.m. on Tuesday for the notices of motion for the Thursday meeting.
Mr. Albrecht and then Madame Crowder.
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Conservative
Harold Albrecht Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
Mr. Chair, maybe you had planned this later, but I just noticed that one of the routine motions we passed was to welcome our analysts who serve us. I think it goes without saying for all the committee members that we really appreciate the work of the Library of Parliament staff, who make our job so much easier. So I would just like to formally welcome them and thank them for all their work last year.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Thanks for jumping the gun there. That's good. You see, we contemplate the right thing to do here at all times.
I'd like to welcome Mary Hurley and Marlissa Tiedemann, from the Library of Parliament, who will be serving our committee, as they do so splendidly for all of the committees of Parliament. Well done.
Madame Crowder, and then Mr. Bélanger.
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NDP
Jean Crowder NDP Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Mr. Chairman, I know that the subcommittee on agenda and procedure obviously hasn't had time to meet, but I'm also aware of the ticking clock and the need to consider the estimates. I wonder if we could have some agreement to ask the minister to come before the committee, because I think it's February 12, or something like that, that the hope is to have those estimates tabled in the House. I think the committee would want to take a look at the estimates prior to that.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Is it the committee's wish, then, to request the minister before the committee?
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Conservative
John Duncan Conservative Vancouver Island North, BC
On that subject, February 12 is the correct date, which gives us precious little time.
Ministers are much more available on Thursdays than on Tuesdays. I know we're not scheduled to have a meeting on Thursday, but the minister would make himself available for an hour on Thursday morning. He has a slot.
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An hon. member
One hour?
