National Defence Committee on Sept. 28th, 2023

Evidence of meeting #71 for National Defence in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was housing.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Briefing on the Mandate and Priorities of the Minister of National Defence

MPs speaking

Emmanuella Lambropoulos

Also speaking

Wayne D. Eyre Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence

Bill Matthews Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence

Caroline Xavier Chief, Communications Security Establishment

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Andrew Wilson

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB

Did we move to adjourn?

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

He just did.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB

Okay, then, I'd like a recorded vote.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

Cheryl Gallant Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON

Who moved it?

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Mr. May.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB

Was that to adjourn the meeting or adjourn debate?

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

Bryan May Liberal Cambridge, ON

It was a proper dilatory motion to adjourn the debate on the meeting. We are past 5:30 p.m. I'm not sure if a dilatory motion is necessary, but I'm wondering if maybe unanimous consent is required to move forward.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB

I'd like a recorded vote.

September 28th, 2023 / 5:30 p.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Andrew Wilson

I'm sorry. Are you moving to adjourn debate on the motion, or are you moving to adjourn the meeting?

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

Bryan May Liberal Cambridge, ON

I'm looking for guidance from the clerk in terms of seeing the clock at 5:30. Do we need unanimous consent to continue?

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB

Not if they're both dilatory motions.

5:30 p.m.

The Clerk

They're both dilatory motions. I'm just not sure which one you're moving.

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

Bryan May Liberal Cambridge, ON

I'm moving that we adjourn the meeting today.

5:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

We'll have a recorded vote.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)

5:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

The meeting is adjourned in this strange fashion.

I want to thank you all for appearing. Interestingly, I think in some respects you did move the debate by your appearance and your comments over the last two hours. Thank you for appearing.

It is the democratic fashion. Here we are. Thank you.

The meeting is adjourned.