International Trade Committee on June 7th, 2006

Evidence of meeting #9 for International Trade in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was services.

On the agenda

WTO (Services, Agriculture and Non-Agricultural Market Access)

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Scott Sinclair Senior Research Fellow, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Peter Clark President, Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates Limited

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Richard Dupuis

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Thank you, Ms. Guergis.

Seeing no other comments, now to the question on Mr. Paquette's motion.

(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Mr. Paquette.

5:30 p.m.

Bloc

Pierre Paquette Bloc Joliette, QC

Mr. Chairman, as the bells are ringing, I shall ask you to defer my second motion to the beginning of our next meeting which is next Monday unless everybody is ready to vote immediately.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We can probably deal with it now.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

Ted Menzies Conservative Macleod, AB

It is inappropriate to be voting after the bells have begun.

5:30 p.m.

Bloc

Pierre Paquette Bloc Joliette, QC

Is it a new rule, Mr. Clerk?

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

You feel very pressured to run, do you, right this minute?

5:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Just a minute, the meeting has not been adjourned.

5:30 p.m.

Bloc

Pierre Paquette Bloc Joliette, QC

Mr. Chairman, I want it to be clear that it will be the first issue on our agenda next Monday.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Mr. Paquette, we will deal with it at the next meeting.

The meeting is adjourned.