Evidence of meeting #1 for Justice and Human Rights in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was moore.
A recording is available from Parliament.
November 13th, 2007 / 11:50 a.m.
Conservative
Conservative
Rob Moore Conservative Fundy Royal, NB
That's standard.
The original reading says that “48 hours' notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the committee”. All right, so that's standard procedure; that's fine.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
Good. That's a point of clarification for the committee then.
Now, Mr. Moore, do you have a notice of motion?
Conservative
Rob Moore Conservative Fundy Royal, NB
I was going to give notice of a motion to the clerk, but that's it. There's no need to discuss it.
Liberal
Derek Lee Liberal Scarborough—Rouge River, ON
Are we adjourned to the call of the chair without any future business? Is that where we are now?
Conservative
Rob Moore Conservative Fundy Royal, NB
The motion deals with the issue of impaired driving. I can read it out to you if you like; I'm going to be submitting it to the clerk. It says:
that the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights do a full review of the issue of impaired driving including consideration of:
- the advisability of lowering the criminal Blood Alcohol Concentration limits;
- innovative approaches in use in other countries, such as Randomized Breath Testing;
- the implications of advances in technology to enforce the laws;
- the Criminal Code sanctions for impaired driving and how they interrelate with provincial licensing measures.
Bloc
Réal Ménard Bloc Hochelaga, QC
Mr. Chair, when we dealt with the work of the legislative committee at our first organization session, I think that we agreed that the committee would not meet. I just want to make sure that everyone is clear on the rules of the game, because not everyone sits on that committee. The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights will not meet at the same time as the legislative committee. I want the chair to remember that when all the appeals are made. When you call a meeting of the steering committee or the full committee, that is when we will see if it is the committee's will to study the question of impaired driving.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
Monsieur Ménard, the legislative committee takes precedent. There will not be a duplicate meeting.
Liberal
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
There are others on the speaking order, Madam Jennings.
Mr. Comartin.
NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Just so I'm clear on that, next week when tentatively, at least, we're scheduled to meet--which would conflict with the normal justice committee schedule--the justice committee will not be meeting?
Conservative
Bloc
Réal Ménard Bloc Hochelaga, QC
No, we passed a motion. There cannot be a meeting of the committee until the legislative committee meeting is over. That is what we passed.
Conservative
NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
It really would just be next week, Mr. Chair, because right now we're scheduled to start clause-by-clause consideration on Tuesday and to go through until we finish. That's in effect what we're planning. Then again on Wednesday it's the same situation, which then spills over to Thursday, potentially.
In terms of planning anything for this committee's work, I think it just makes sense not to schedule any justice committees next week.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
Okay. I understand, Mr. Comartin. Thank you.
I think then the call will be for the steering committee for justice and human rights to meet sometime during the week--and that should not be a problem for the steering committee--to set the agenda for this committee.
This meeting is adjourned.
