International Trade Committee on Oct. 23rd, 2024

[Maninder Sidhu, Liberal, Brampton East, ON]

Yes.

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

Okay, we have an amendment to the amendment.

Is everyone in agreement with this subamendment to the amendment? Is anyone against that?

[Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, Bloc, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC]

I'm against the subamendment.

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

With that, I'm going to have a vote, Mr. Clerk, on this subamendment to the amendment.

[The Clerk]

Could you maybe just repeat exactly what it is, so that everyone knows what they're voting on?

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

Okay.

Is the subamendment, Mr. Sidhu, keeping the word “inadmissible” or removing that word?

[Mona Fortier, Liberal, Ottawa—Vanier, ON]

That's not the amendment.

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

The subamendment is getting rid of “deplorable” and keeping “unacceptable”, so that's what we're voting on.

[Blake Desjarlais, NDP, Edmonton Griesbach, AB]

As a matter of clarification, is the subamendment my Liberal colleagues are making right now to remove the word “deplorable” from this motion to deal with forced labour?

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

That's correct, and it adds the word “unacceptable” back.

[Blake Desjarlais, NDP, Edmonton Griesbach, AB]

I understand.

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

Is there any more discussion? Is everyone in agreement or do we want to vote?

(Subamendment negatived: nays 6; yeas 5)

[The Vice-Chair, Mr. Ryan Williams]

The chair's vote broke the tie, so it's defeated. We're going back to the original amendment.

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

Is there any more discussion on the amendment?

Mr. Baldinelli.

[Tony Baldinelli, Conservative, Niagara Falls, ON]

I'll just repeat what my friendly amendment would read.

It says, “That the committee report back to the House to express that recourse to these practices, which undermine the fundamental rights of workers, vulnerable people and children, is totally unacceptable, and that it finds the government's inaction deplorable.”

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

We have the amendment. Is there any more discussion on this?

Is everyone in agreement? Does anyone disagree?

[Mona Fortier, Liberal, Ottawa—Vanier, ON]

Of course I disagree.

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

Would you like a vote?

[Mona Fortier, Liberal, Ottawa—Vanier, ON]

Yes.

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

Okay, we'll have a vote, Mr. Clerk.

(Amendment agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)

[The Vice-Chair, Mr. Ryan Williams]

Once again, the chair's vote broke the tie. We are now at the main motion.

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

Is there any more discussion on the main motion as amended?

At that point, Mr. Clerk, I'll ask for a vote, please.

(Motion as amended agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[Ryan Williams, Conservative, Bay of Quinte, ON]

Again, the chair's vote breaks the tie. The motion is adopted.

Seeing no other committee business today, I declare the meeting adjourned.