Industry Committee on June 5th, 2024

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

Yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Joël Lightbound]

Okay, but the first thing is that you can't move a motion on a point of order, Mr. Perkins.

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

I'll withdraw the point of order and move the motion.

[The Chair, Liberal, Joël Lightbound]

I recognize you. You have the floor, so you can move your motion.

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

I move the motion that we call the deputy minister, the assistant deputy minister responsible for SDTC and the CFO of the industry department to answer and respond to the sixth report of the Auditor General on Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

[The Chair, Liberal, Joël Lightbound]

Members have heard the terms of the motion.

It's from the floor, so it's not translated in both official languages, but I'm looking around the room to see if there are any comments on this or objections.

[Ryan Turnbull, Liberal, Whitby, ON]

Can we have this in writing in both official languages, please?

[The Chair, Liberal, Joël Lightbound]

We're running towards the end of our meeting, so I don't know, colleagues, if you want to debate this as the very first item next Monday. It will give members time to think about it and see it in both official languages.

Is that the will of the committee?

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

Can we just go to a vote on it?

[The Chair, Liberal, Joël Lightbound]

When a member has asked to have it in writing in both official languages, I think it's the usual practice that we provide members with that.

If the committee wants to extend until later so that we get that.... I don't see much enthusiasm around the room for that proposition.

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

I'm enthusiastic.

[The Chair, Liberal, Joël Lightbound]

Reading the room, I think it can be discussed on Monday. It can be sent in writing in both official languages.

Mr. Perkins, you're good with that.

Thank you to our witnesses for being here tonight.

Our apologies to Ms. Bhullar for the problems of communicating with you and for what was, in hindsight, a surely unwarranted and certainly premature summons.

Colleagues, as you know, this is my last meeting in person with you until the fall. To say that I will miss you would be a vast overstatement.

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[The Chair, Liberal, Joël Lightbound]

At the same time, I'll leave you in the good care of Mr. Perkins, who will be chairing for the next two weeks.

Thank you, Mr. Perkins, for chairing on my behalf for the next two weeks. I will be watching closely.

The meeting is adjourned.