Industry Committee on Feb. 17th, 2011

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

I'm not on the list. If the debate is done, we can vote right now. I'd like a recorded vote when we do, please.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

The motion was to accelerate the meetings on the Investment Canada Act and dedicate the next four meetings after the minister is here for UBB specifically to the ICA.

Mr. Stoffer.

[Peter Stoffer, NDP, Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS]

For clarification, if you could put those acronyms you spoke of in full language it would be very helpful.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

There's the Investment Canada Act.

[Peter Stoffer, NDP, Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS]

I know that, but what are the other ones you talked about?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Usage-based billing was the other issue.

[Peter Stoffer, NDP, Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS]

Okay.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Did I mention any more...?

[Peter Stoffer, NDP, Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS]

Okay. Thanks, buddy.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Mr. Bouchard.

[Robert Bouchard, Bloc, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC]

Mr. Chair, are we going to put the motion to a vote or discuss the Investment Canada Act with our guests right away? Is that in fact what we are deciding? Is that the subject of the motion?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Once a debate has collapsed and the mover of the motion wants to vote, if the debate continues, we don't go to the vote. We're speaking on that right now. Once we vote, we'll go to the witnesses.

[Anthony Rota, Liberal, Nipissing—Timiskaming, ON]

Let's vote against it--

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

Point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Mr. Lake.

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

I'm willing.... It looks like the opposition parties want to get together and discuss how they're going to vote. I'm willing to give them a minute to have that conversation before we vote.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Okay.

Mr. Lake is just saying that he's going to give members a minute to discuss it. We'll officially suspend for two minutes

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

We're now resuming our meeting.

Mr. Plamondon.

[Louis Plamondon, Bloc, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, QC]

Would you please read the motion again?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

I don't have the exact wording written down. Let me just check to see if the clerk has it.

[The Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Jean Michel Roy]

Do you want me to read it?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Yes.

[The Clerk]

Mr. Lake moved that the next three meetings after the appearance of the minister on the CRTC study be concentrated on the review of the Investment Canada Act.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Madam Coady.

[Siobhan Coady, Liberal, St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL]

Thank you very much.

Can you advise us of what the current schedule is? We know that the minister is coming. Then we were going to do a day on the census and a day back on this particular issue. That's what we agreed to do. We were going to alternate this study with the study on the census. That's what we agreed to. Is that what the plan is at the moment?