Evidence of meeting #4 for International Trade in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
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4:50 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
That clarifies things. However, we've already had the decision on the first bullet point, and this committee has upheld that amendment, so that's something else that committee members have to consider.
I would certainly hope we would just move to adopt this motion as amended. I hope members of the committee will support that as well.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
The motion on the floor is an amendment to include a third bullet stating that the Minister of International Trade be called to testify. This is Mr. Julian's amendment to add the third point, which was originally Mr. Bains' point, to the motion.
That is the amendment that is now on the floor. I have no more names on the list. Do we wish to have the question on the amendment?
Mr. Julian, on your amendment.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
Okay, if there is no further debate on Mr. Julian's amendment to add the third point, I will call the question on the amendment only. The amendment is to add the third point to Mr. Julian's original motion. Are we clear?
(Amendment agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
We now have a motion that includes Mr. Bains' wording. Now we return to debate on the original motion, and the original motion now includes the third point.
Mr. Julian has the floor.
4:50 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Mr. Chair, we've had debate on most of this motion. We've had decisions on most of this motion. The only thing we haven't debated or tried to see cut or mixed is the section on the human rights indicator, which the Conservatives said they're in support of. So I would move that we vote on the motion as amended and would hope that the—
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
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Conservative
Larry Miller Conservative Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
I'd like to move an amendment to the motion, Mr. Chairman.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
Sorry, we have a speakers list, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Pallister is next.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
Larry Miller Conservative Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
I wasn't going to speak to anything, I was going to move an amendment.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
Well, you have to get the floor before you can do anything.
Mr. Pallister.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
Brian Pallister Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
Yes, I'll move the amendment to delete the first two bullets from the motion.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
4:55 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
I have no more names on the list.
We're now about to vote on the original motion as amended by Mr. Julian. I think everybody's clear on what it says.
(Motion as amended negatived) [See Minutes of Proceedings]
4:55 p.m.
Conservative
4:55 p.m.
Liberal
Navdeep Bains Liberal Mississauga—Brampton South, ON
Yes, I'd like to now introduce the motion I discussed earlier, which is relevant to the topic we have been discussing. I'd like to read the motion:
That the Minister of International Trade and other appropriate witnesses be called forthwith to testify before the committee on how environmental impacts and human rights concerns are being addressed in current bilateral trade negotiations, with particular reference to the Canada-Colombia bilateral negotiations.
4:55 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
Okay, we're just going to take a minute for the clerk to get that down. It's slightly different. It just expands it a little bit.
Is everybody clear on the motion? Is there debate?
Mr. Julian.
4:55 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
I'm not clear about this, Mr. Chairman.
“Forthwith” would mean next Thursday, I assume. Normally when we have committee motion language like that it means the next committee meeting.
4:55 p.m.
Liberal
Navdeep Bains Liberal Mississauga—Brampton South, ON
It's to the discretion of the committee, and we can have that debate once we adopt the motion. It will be as soon as possible, when the minister is available, and when we want him—the sooner the better; hence the word “forthwith”. So it could be next Thursday or later than that. It depends. The point is we want him to come as soon as possible.
4:55 p.m.
Conservative
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NDP