Subcommittee on International Human Rights Committee on Nov. 27th, 2014

[The Chair, Conservative, Scott Reid]

It's only one second, as a matter of fact. That's very good.

Thank you, Mr. Benskin.

Thank you, Mr. Craig. Your testimony was informative once again. I was particularly grateful that the last time around you sent us that video, which I had the opportunity to watch. It helped give a lot of context that was very useful, both to help me better understand your comments from your last appearance, and to create a context in which I could understand what you were saying today. So I'm grateful, again, for all the great work you do in Honduras and elsewhere.

Colleagues, I'm going to ask that you stay after we dismiss the witness to deal with committee business.

Thank you, Mr. Craig.

[Rick Craig]

Thank you for hearing me.

[The Chair, Conservative, Scott Reid]

Colleagues, Mr. Marston had—

[An hon. member]

Should we go in camera for this?

[The Chair, Conservative, Scott Reid]

No.

Mr. Marston.

[Wayne Marston, NDP, Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON]

We have a motion from Mr. Cotler following our two witnesses, Ms. Tintori and Jared Genser, regarding Leopoldo López and his detainment, and other prisoners of conscience. I'd like to move that on behalf of Mr. Cotler. It's been circulated, so everybody's aware of it.

[The Chair, Conservative, Scott Reid]

Are we all agreed?

[Gary Schellenberger, Conservative, Perth—Wellington, ON]

I'd just like to say one thing. I agree with the content, but.... I know that Venezuela is mentioned many times, but there's not one in this.... I know that it will probably come under the heading of “Government of Canada”, maybe, when we send this out. Would it not be the Canadian foreign affairs subcommittee on international human rights? “Canadian” isn't mentioned. I don't see “Canada” or “Canadian” mentioned any place in this.

[Wayne Marston, NDP, Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON]

If I may, Mr. Chair, this will be going to the foreign affairs committee. We're not responding to this. Once we pass this, it will be going to them. That was my understanding of the way the motion was to proceed. Then it would go to the House for a concurrence motion, which is what the concept was originally.

[Gary Schellenberger, Conservative, Perth—Wellington, ON]

That isn't necessarily what I have.

[A voice]

We were just going to publish it.

[Gary Schellenberger, Conservative, Perth—Wellington, ON]

I thought we were just going to publish it.

[Wayne Marston, NDP, Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON]

That's fine with me.

[The Chair, Conservative, Scott Reid]

Procedurally speaking, this is a motion that we publish. It's not a report. A report goes to the House. This would simply be published. It would say on our letterhead of course that it's the subcommittee of the foreign affairs committee of the House of Commons of Canada. It's on the page, just not in the content of the actual resolution.

[Gary Schellenberger, Conservative, Perth—Wellington, ON]

Yes, I understand that. At the same time, I'd still like to see “Canada” some place other than just in the heading.

[David Sweet, Conservative, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, ON]

Can we say it's agreed with the proviso that any technical errors can be corrected by the researchers? Also, I think we have to put it in both official languages.

[The Chair, Conservative, Scott Reid]

Yes, we will have to put it in both official languages. There are a couple of minor technical errors. There's a spelling error in one spot, for example.

[An hon. member]

Yes, just clean it up.

[An hon. member]

So are we agreed on that?

[Wayne Marston, NDP, Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON]

Someone should be courteous enough to mention it to Mr. Cotler.

[The Chair, Conservative, Scott Reid]

We'll do that too.

[Gary Schellenberger, Conservative, Perth—Wellington, ON]

I have no problem with this.

[The Chair, Conservative, Scott Reid]

All right. All agreed?

(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

That's excellent. Thank you, colleagues.

Colleagues, we're running late, so we are adjourned.