I have a point of order.
Evidence of meeting #20 for International Trade in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clause.
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Evidence of meeting #20 for International Trade in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clause.
A recording is available from Parliament.
11:05 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
I will make the point of order. I would appreciate not being interrupted.
However, I think I can say that at the end of the point of order, if I am not interrupted, members of the committee may be happy. So here's my point of order, Mr. Chair.
This has been, to say the least, a circus tonight. There's no doubt that there have been systematic violations of our rights as members of Parliament. Mr. Laforest and Mr. Guimond have also spoken to this.
There is no doubt that this issue is not going to end here. I've mentioned that before. I will be--and I believe others will be--taking this to the Speaker. This very controversial agreement will continue to be debated hotly for weeks to come, if not months to come, in the House of Commons.
So there is no doubt that the problems--
11:05 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
I was simply wondering if Mr. Brison was going to interrupt.... It sounded like he was.
11:05 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
So I protest in the strongest possible terms what happened tonight. You know, Mr. Chair, I've raised this issue, points of order and the points of privilege. So have two of my colleagues at this table, Mr. Laforest and Mr. Guimond. This issue will continue to be discussed in other fora.
That being said, since I have not been interrupted—and I welcome that, for once this evening—what I'm going to do, in consideration for the staff and the interpreters who have been working hard all evening, not necessarily having known that they would be here until twenty minutes after eleven, and knowing that going through the NDP amendments would add probably at least one hour on to our committee time in voting, is consent to regrouping all of the amendments NDP-11 to NDP-96 into one motion that would be voted on par appel nominal.
11:10 p.m.
Conservative
11:10 p.m.
Bloc
Jean-Yves Laforest Bloc Saint-Maurice—Champlain, QC
Mr. Chairman, there must be unanimous consent regarding the amendment Mr. Julian has proposed. I will be supporting it.
I said it had to be unanimous, and I want to let you know that I agree with Mr. Julian's proposal.
11:10 p.m.
Conservative
11:10 p.m.
Bloc
11:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
Okay. We have a motion on the floor. Would you like a recorded vote, Mr. Julian?
11:10 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Yes. I would like a recorded vote, but it would be on amendments NDP-11 to NDP-96.
11:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
Yes. Shall amendments NDP-11 to NDP-96 carry?
(Amendments negatived: nays 7; yeas 3)
NDP amendments 11 through 96 are defeated.
Shall schedule 2 carry?
(Schedule 2 agreed to: yeas 7; nays 3)
Schedule 2 carries.
Shall the short title carry?
(Clause 1 agreed to: yeas 7; nays 3)
The short title carries.
Shall the title carry?
(Title agreed to: yeas 7; nays 3)
The title carries.
Shall the bill as amended carry?
(Bill C-2 as amended agreed to: yeas 7; nays 3)
11:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
The bill as amended carries.
Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House?
(Agreed: yeas 7; nays 3)
The chair shall report the bill as amended to the House, as requested by the committee.
Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?
(Agreed: yeas 7; nays 3)
With that, ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate your courtesy tonight and your eloquence.
I'll hear from Mr. Cannis before we wrap up.
11:10 p.m.
Liberal
John Cannis Liberal Scarborough Centre, ON
I just want to comment, Mr. Chairman, on a job well done by everybody.
I would like to say that this meeting tonight takes me back to the ancient agora in Greece, where democracy fully unfolded. It was done in a democratic way. We all had the right to express our views, vote according to our wishes—
11:10 p.m.
An hon. member
A point of order.
11:15 p.m.
Liberal
John Cannis Liberal Scarborough Centre, ON
We all had the opportunity to express our views on behalf of our constituents. We voted according to their wishes. That's what happened here tonight.
11:15 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson
Thank you, Mr. Cannis.
Mr. Julian, you'll have to forgive him. Greece worked at one point.
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Voices
Oh, oh!
11:15 p.m.
Conservative