International Trade Committee on June 6th, 2022

[Randy Hoback, Conservative, Prince Albert, SK]

Thank you, Chair.

Again, this is selective hearing by the Liberals. This belongs in this committee at this point in time. He can pick and choose what he wants to hear from the opposition's comments. The reality is that the business community is really having major issues with this ArriveCAN app, and this is going to impact our trade. This is the proper committee, because, as Mr. Masse said, they keep punting it from committee to committee so nobody will look at it. Well, we need to look at it; it's very important.

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

Mr. Savard-Tremblay is next.

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

Following up on my previous comment, I would like to move an amendment to the proposal.

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

Please do. Go ahead.

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

I move to strike what comes after “ArriveCAN”. I therefore move to strike out the text from “on travellers” to “but other”, and resume at “on other sectors of the Canadian economy that have come to depend on the efficient operation [...]” I’m fine with the rest of it.

I also suggest that we change “two meetings” to “one meeting.”

I hope everyone understands what I mean and has access to interpretation.

[Randy Hoback, Conservative, Prince Albert, SK]

Can we read it the way the Bloc would like to see it, just so I can hear the entire motion?

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

Yes, I'm just waiting for our clerk to have it down clearly so that everyone knows exactly what it is we're voting on.

[The Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Dancella Boyi]

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Mr. Savard‑Tremblay, correct me if anything is missing.

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

Hold on. Mr. Baldinelli, just hold on.

Can you read it out so we're clear?

[The Clerk]

I will read it in French:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee prioritize its agenda in order to undertake a study of no less than 1 meeting before the 2022 summer adjournment of the House to study and learn more about the impacts the ArriveCAN application is having on other sectors of the Canadian economy which have come to rely on the efficient operation and facilitation of cross-border travel and trade to ensure their economic recovery from the COVID‑19 pandemic; and that the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House.

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

With a subamendment to the amendment that it be two meetings, I think it would make it a terrific motion.

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

It reduces it to one meeting and makes a few changes there.

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

So, I'm proposing—

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

Mr. Baldinelli, you look as if it's not clear to you.

Do you want to hold this down until the beginning of Wednesday's meeting, or are you ready?

[Tony Baldinelli, Conservative, Niagara Falls, ON]

No, I'm fine with the amendment to change the wording. My concern is that I would prefer having two meetings instead of one. To Mr. Hoback's suggestion, perhaps we could hold one before the summer recess and possibly one afterwards.

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

Mr. Masse.

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

I'm just asking for an amendment to the amendment so that it be two meetings.

If it's a friendly amendment, we can just go ahead with one vote, to my friend here who I think has made a really good proposal.

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

And you would like to see it stay at two meetings?

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

Yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

Monsieur Savard-Tremblay is saying one meeting.

[Brian Masse, NDP, Windsor West, ON]

Yes. If he's okay with my amendment to that, then we're good to go.

[Arif Virani, Liberal, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

Madam Chair, I just need some clarification.

I understood Monsieur Savard-Tremblay's amendment. I do not understand Mr. Masse's.

[The Chair, Liberal, Judy Sgro]

Mr. Masse is moving a subamendment that he wants to see two meetings, not one meeting.

[Tony Baldinelli, Conservative, Niagara Falls, ON]

But we're comfortable with the wording change.

[Arif Virani, Liberal, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

That's all before the summer recess.