Justice Committee on Dec. 14th, 2023

Evidence of meeting #90 for Justice and Human Rights in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was commission.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-40

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Julie Besner Senior Counsel, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Jean-François Lafleur

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

No. He voted. You can't just sit here in the middle of a vote because you don't like the result.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

James Maloney Liberal Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON

Ask him the question. Ask him if he voted.

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Call the vote, clerk. It's the clerk who calls the results of the vote.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

Anju Dhillon Liberal Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, QC

Does he have...?

He doesn't have his thing either.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

Marco Mendicino Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON

To clarify, I was acknowledging, and I vote no.

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Oh, what is this? This is not allowed. You can't just sit here and change the vote until you get what you want.

This is not going to fly. This is not going to fly at all. You need to respect the rules of the committee and adjourn.

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Lena Metlege Diab

Let's take a second, please.

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Lena Metlege Diab

The vote stays as it is. It was a no, unless there is unanimous consent to change his vote.

6:15 p.m.

An hon. member

The vote was a yea.

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Lena Metlege Diab

I mean....

6:15 p.m.

A hon. member

No, there's not unanimous consent.

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Lena Metlege Diab

Yes, okay.

We will adjourn.