Evidence of meeting #47 for Industry, Science and Technology in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was commercialization.
A recording is available from Parliament.
12:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
Thank you, Madame LeBlanc.
Colleagues, could we stay at the table and keep the interaction with the witnesses? I know this doesn't often happen here.
Mr. Lake, a motion from the floor.
After Mr. Lake did you want to—
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Conservative
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Conservative
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NDP
Dan Harris NDP Scarborough Southwest, ON
I want to say that it is incredibly important to have this study and have it happen now. We had a motion at committee to study this, that happened months and months ago, and we still haven't moved forward.
We have massive investment deals coming down the pike. We need to have clear and transparent rules, so that business can make the right decisions about investing in Canada with some confidence that it will be approved because they know what the rules are going in.
We should proceed immediately to a vote on this, as soon as I'm done speaking, which is now.
12:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
As soon as the debate is finished, I'll be glad to facilitate that, Mr. Harris.
Mr. Lake, go ahead.
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Conservative
Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
I really hate to have to go down that road if you guys know that if we're going to have a full debate about this. Hélène didn't tell me ahead of time that you were going to bring this up in the middle of what was already a truncated meeting. Had we had that discussion, we would have been prepared for it.
If that's the road you guys decide to take, we have to go in camera as we always do for our committee business, and that means sending the witnesses away. I think it's too bad that we would go down that road.
Mr. Chair, I move that we go in camera.
12:40 p.m.
An hon. member
A recorded vote, please.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
(Motion agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)
On behalf of the committee, I'd like to thank the witnesses for their testimony.
It's all on record. Any additional items you would have anticipated bringing up from questions, please submit them in writing to the clerk and we'd be glad to consider them for our report.
12:40 p.m.
Liberal
Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS
Mr. Chairman, isn't it possible to have them back? We still have a little while longer. I hope we can just vote when we are in camera and then have them come back in. I don't see why we couldn't.
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Conservative
