Evidence of meeting #21 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 taiwan.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Tony Baldinelli Conservative Niagara Falls, ON
As I said, we could discuss it. We could have one meeting before the summer recess and another one afterwards.
Bloc
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
That’s why we’re talking about at least one meeting. We can have one now and then decide what we’ll do afterwards. We can agree on one meeting at least.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
If you're committing to two meetings, we could have one now and one as soon as we come back in the fall.
Liberal
Arif Virani Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON
Yes. I would just reiterate that I think logistically it's going to be tough to get in two meetings prior to the summer adjournment.
NDP
Brian Masse NDP Windsor West, ON
I'll take my amendment off the table then. That's fine. He had it good the first time.
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
Let's be clear. Are we talking about only one meeting, period, or are we talking about one meeting later on?
Bloc
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
According to the text, there will be at least one meeting. We’ll start with a meeting and then we can decide what we’re going to do.
Liberal
Arif Virani Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON
We're talking about Monsieur Savard-Tremblay's suggestion, which is for one meeting prior to the summer adjournment.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
All right. I just want to make sure everything is clear so everybody knows exactly what it is.
Can you say that out loud? You want to read it out again? Okay. Please do that.
The Clerk
Now I will read it in English:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee prioritize its agenda in order to undertake a study of at least one meeting before the 2022 summer adjournment of the House to study and learn more about the impacts the ArriveCAN application is having on 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.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
Should we add to that, “if resources permit”? What happens if we are unable to do it?
If you want to do it, we will do it even if we do it at eight o'clock at night. If the committee passes a vote—
Liberal
Conservative
Randy Hoback Conservative Prince Albert, SK
Chair, the problem I have with that is that it leaves it ambiguous. I don't think you can add that amendment. We want to see this happen before summer break, so we're going to have to try to do everything we can to make it happen.
Now, if you can't, you can't, but I don't think you need to put that in the motion.
Liberal
Arif Virani Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON
I think we should vote on whether we're adding the words “should resources permit”.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
We have to vote on the issue of “if resources permit” that Mr. Virani mentioned.
All those in favour of the amendment suggested by Mr. Virani—“if resources permit”?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
It is no from Mr. Hoback, Mr. Baldinelli, Mr. Martel and Mr. Louis.
(Subamendment agreed to)
We go on to the amendment from—
Liberal