Evidence of meeting #86 for Industry, Science and Technology in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.
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Liberal
Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth, ON
Thank you.
It might be because I am a substitute today, but I don't believe I received the wording. I wanted to check.
Was this something that was circulated as wording previously—so that I understand? Is it something that arrived just now? It's just because the chair referred to how we might have the wording, and I don't. It was just emailed, and it might not have been emailed to me.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
Thank you, MP Dabrusin.
Mr. Williams, considering that this is not on topic and that no notice was given, I understand this to be notice, so it will come up for debate at a later time—
Conservative
Ryan Williams Conservative Bay of Quinte, ON
As noted, it is on the topic when it comes to privacy and how those added costs are going to add to cellphones. It's very much on topic with the matter at hand.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
Let me take one second to review the exact wording of your motion, because I haven't had notice of it.
I fail to see, Mr. Williams, that it is on topic, but you'll have opportunities to bring it forward with proper notice in due course.
Conservative
September 26th, 2023 / 5:55 p.m.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Chair, just as a guest here at the committee as well, the rule is that “matter at hand” deals with whether it's on the matter being dealt with at the committee. The member was asking questions to officials specifically on cellphone prices, and then he moved a motion on cellphone prices. That very clearly was the matter at hand, because it was the matter that followed the line of questioning.
That is within the rules, so I think it's pretty clearly in order.
Liberal
Francesco Sorbara Liberal Vaughan—Woodbridge, ON
Chair, is it reasonable to ask if we can move to adjourn debate?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
Yes, you can sure do that, Mr. Sorbara.
It was moved that we adjourn debate—
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
I understand that once it's moved, it's not debatable.
There was a motion by MP Sorbara to adjourn debate.
(Motion agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
This brings us back to questioning the witnesses on the bill, but considering that it's 5:58 p.m., we will actually adjourn this meeting.
To the officials, we will definitely reinvite you. Thank you for your presence here at committee today.
Thank you to all members. This meeting is adjourned.