Evidence of meeting #57 for National Defence in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was ministers.
A recording is available from Parliament.
The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Andrew Chaplin
I would say that “The ministers of...”, and specify which ministers be given seven minutes to make an opening statement.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
Ms. Black is making an amendment that defence, foreign affairs, and public safety ministers each be given seven minutes to make an opening statement.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
Okay, we'll accept this and vote on it.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Bloc
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
Separately, yes.
(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Conservative
Bloc
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
All those in favour of Mr. Bachand's motion that it be requested I chair the meeting?
Conservative
Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
It's funny hearing from the member from the Bloc when he wasn't willing to chair the meeting when he had the opportunity, now he's asking you to chair the meeting.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
When a joint meeting takes place such as this, which has been set up for tomorrow, it is actually two meetings in one, where we have the defence people and the defence chair and we have the foreign affairs committee members and the foreign affairs people, so it's a parallel meeting. So your motion will supersede the Standing Orders.
Bloc
Claude Bachand Bloc Saint-Jean, QC
So then, if I understand correctly, each of you will have a small gavel.
You will each have a little one?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
Yes.
Perhaps you would allow me this. I assure you I will work with the chair of the committee to make sure the meeting is structured in the way we're used to, but there is one thing I must warn members about. I believe if it gets to a point where we have to, we will probably have to revert to the issue where we will refer all questions through the chairs to the ministers.
I avoid that because I think give-and-take directly is good, but if it gets to that point, that's an option the chairs have. But I hope we won't have to do that.
Liberal
