Evidence of meeting #87 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 privacy.
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September 28th, 2023 / 4:30 p.m.
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Conservative
Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
On a point of order, she already voted. She voted yes.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
I have just verified with the clerk, and it's been registered as a nay.
Conservative
Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
She said yes. Is she changing her vote to “for”? Why is she changing her vote?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
Colleagues, order.
Madam Sidhu, can you clarify how you voted initially in the first round? I didn't hear it. The clerk has registered it as a nay.
As you know, Mr. Perkins, the clerk is fully independent, as am I as the chair. I'm just trying to get to the bottom of how Madam Sidhu voted, and I trust that members act with honesty and integrity.
Madam Sidhu, in the first round, when the clerk called your name, did you vote yes or no?
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
Wait one moment, Madam Sidhu.
Thank you, but my question was how you voted in the initial round. I understand you are saying that you voted nay, but I have a point of order from Mr. Perkins.
Conservative
Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
The member of Parliament clearly said yes. She would not call a point of order to reverse her vote if she had said no in the first place, because then she would be reversing it to yes.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
I have Mr. Gaheer next. I'll take that under consideration. We might just have to rewind.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
I know she can't change her vote unless she has unanimous consent.
Yes, of course, Madam Sidhu, go ahead.
Liberal
Sonia Sidhu Liberal Brampton South, ON
When you called my name, I said yes, and then for clarification, I was just asking what was happening because communication was low, and then I voted against. When you called my name, I said yes, but when I voted, it was against. My vote has to be registered as being against.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
Thank you. Mr. Gaheer, if the member says she voted yes in the first round.... Wait just one second. I'll verify with the clerk to make sure.
Wait one second, Madam Sidhu.
Liberal
Iqwinder Gaheer Liberal Mississauga—Malton, ON
What Madam Sidhu is saying is that to her name being called, she said “yes” as a confirmation, like “Yes, it's me speaking”, and then she voted against. Her vote was not “yes”.
Conservative
Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
Since when in two years of her being a member of Parliament has she had to do that?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Joël Lightbound
Mr. Perkins, I haven't given you the floor. You can trust my judgment as chair.
When the name is called in a roll call for a vote, how you answer is not “I'm present”; it's how you vote. If the member said “yes”, which she herself said she had, I consider that to be a yea vote—