Evidence of meeting #38 for International Trade in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was north.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Brendan Marshall  Vice-President, Economic and Northern Affairs, Mining Association of Canada
Vikki Quocksister  President, Yukon Federation of Labour
Richard Karp  President, Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce
Lois Little  Co-Chair, Northwest Territories Chapter, Council of Canadians
Stan Thompson  Chair, Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce
Peter Redvers  Director, Lands, Resources and Negotiations, K'atl'odeeche First Nation
Roy Fabian  Chief, K'atl'odeeche First Nation
Jack Bourassa  Regional Executive Vice-President, North, Public Service Alliance of Canada
Jerry Ward  Chairman, Nunavut Offshore Allocation Holders Association
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Rémi Bourgault

12:50 p.m.

Conservative

Randy Hoback Conservative Prince Albert, SK

No, I mean a recorded vote on the motion itself.

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Liberal

Kyle Peterson Liberal Newmarket—Aurora, ON

We don't want to vote on it unless we're in camera.

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Some hon. members

Why not?

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Liberal

Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal Surrey—Newton, BC

It can be open. The clerk can explain, instead of just going back and forth. Let him explain. Then we don't need to....

12:50 p.m.

Tracey Ramsay

Why not have the vote?

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The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Rémi Bourgault

I just want to make sure I give you the right explanation. The question is to know if a vote done in camera will be available publicly or not at all. Am I far off?

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Liberal

Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal Surrey—Newton, BC

There are two questions. Number one, can this motion be in camera or not in camera? We are in committee right now.

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The Clerk

Yes, it's before the committee, and we are in public.

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Liberal

Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal Surrey—Newton, BC

First of all, the motion can go in public. Is that right?

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The Clerk

Yes.

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Liberal

Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal Surrey—Newton, BC

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

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

Is there any more comment on this motion?

12:50 p.m.

Conservative

Dave Van Kesteren Conservative Chatham-Kent—Leamington, ON

Mr. Chair, I wonder if we can have a friendly amendment and just add “due to the fact that during the last election the Liberals didn't go door to door and tell people that they were going to have a carbon tax”. Maybe we could add that to it. Mr. Fonseca would probably like to see that in the motion as well.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

All right. There's an amendment to your friend's motion. I don't know how that's all going to roll.

Anyway, is there further discussion?

Go ahead, Mr. Peterson.

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Liberal

Kyle Peterson Liberal Newmarket—Aurora, ON

I'm going to move that we go in camera, given the nature of this motion.

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Conservative

Randy Hoback Conservative Prince Albert, SK

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

Go ahead, Mr. Hoback.

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Conservative

Randy Hoback Conservative Prince Albert, SK

Again it comes back to the fact that I'm not sure why we're going in camera. This has already been read into the record. It's something that you've talked about. Why would the committee of the Liberals be scared of talking about this in public, and why would they be scared of not showing their hands and votes in public?

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Liberal

Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal Surrey—Newton, BC

We are not.

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Liberal

Kyle Peterson Liberal Newmarket—Aurora, ON

Anyway, I've made the motion.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

There's a motion on the floor that we go in camera.

All in favour?

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An hon. member

My motion takes precedence, Mr. Chair. You have to deal with the motion first.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

No, you can go in camera at any time.

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Liberal

Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal Surrey—Newton, BC

Let the clerk explain all the....

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

That's what I thought.

Go ahead.