Subcommittee on International Human Rights Committee on May 11th, 2021

[Heather McPherson, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

It was first thing this morning.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

What I'm saying is that it was not received this morning—

[Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Bloc, Lac-Saint-Jean, QC]

In your opinion, 12 hours in advance is last minute? I don't understand.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Members, the commitment will be to see what resources are available—

[Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Bloc, Lac-Saint-Jean, QC]

Okay, that's fine. That's great.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

—to be able to provide the time that is necessary to discuss this sensitive issue.

[Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Bloc, Lac-Saint-Jean, QC]

Okay, that's fine. As you said, this is a sensitive issue. Mr. Chair, put yourself in the shoes of the person we are talking about. You know exactly who we are talking about. Tonight they are watching this and they are probably thinking that they are not getting much help.

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Yes, go ahead, MP Khalid.

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I really think the more we delve into this, the more we're bound to talk about and further risk the issues that we're trying to mitigate here. I would respectfully ask members to respect the decorum here in this meeting and to find a time to have that very important, very necessary meeting in camera so that we can maintain integrity and protection in what we're trying to do here.

[Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Bloc, Lac-Saint-Jean, QC]

I totally agree. Let's go now.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

I think we all agree on that 100%, so that's what we're going to do. We are going to ask the clerk to look for the resources as soon as possible so we can have that meeting. I have to look to the members. Is everybody available in break week, if the slot is not available this week?

[Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Bloc, Lac-Saint-Jean, QC]

I am available now, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Okay.

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

I'll make sure I'm available, or someone else can replace me.

[An hon. member]

It's life and death, yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Are we going to adjourn this meeting today?

[Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Bloc, Lac-Saint-Jean, QC]

Mr. Chair, you are making a serious mistake.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

I am urgently looking for resources to host an in camera meeting.

[Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Bloc, Lac-Saint-Jean, QC]

You knew that from the start. You knew this morning and you should have—

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

I did not, MP Brunelle-Duceppe, but that's okay.

Anyway, I'm asking for adjournment.

[Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Bloc, Lac-Saint-Jean, QC]

I don't agree.

Let's go in camera right now. It's a matter of life and death.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

I think the members are [Technical difficulty—Editor].

The meeting is adjourned.