Evidence of meeting #119 for International Trade in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was documents.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
However, Mr. Cannings indicated that he wants some additional information, which would come either from the translation bureau or from the CBSA. Does the committee want to try to get that additional information before going to a vote on this?
This is an important matter. If we ask the CBSA to come to our meeting on Wednesday and we ask the translation bureau to come on Monday, prior to having a vote, possibly we would get a fuller picture of just what the problem is and where we are going with that. I throw that out as a suggestion in trying to find a way to move this along.
Mr. Savard-Tremblay.
Bloc
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
In fact, I'd like to say yes, but it will instead be no, because the debate on translation timelines is highly relevant. We need to have this debate. The situation raises questions that will be extremely important in the long term, not only for this committee, but for many others.
If we have to evaluate a new program that is about to come into effect and we have to wait that long, it's worth mentioning. We want to ask questions and delve into this issue.
In fact, the issue should be dealt with at a higher level than ours, not in every committee, because the situation could become generalized and problematic in many ways.
That being said, that's not what we're talking about. I think we're diluting the discussion by talking about translation issues, even though they deserve to be discussed. I see it as a separate issue altogether.
Liberal
Maninder Sidhu Liberal Brampton East, ON
If Mr. Savard-Tremblay is not amenable to that, maybe we should just go to a vote on the amendment I moved on the floor.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
All right.
Everyone knows the amendment that Mr. Sidhu has moved. We'll have a recorded vote.
(Amendment agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)
(Motion as amended agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Thank you all very much.
The meeting is adjourned.