Evidence of meeting #6 for Official Languages in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was democracy.
A recording is available from Parliament.
8:45 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
Welcome to the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. Today is October 4, 2011. We are here to deal with committee business. We have received motions from Mr. Bélanger and Mr. Godin.
Mr. Gourde?
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Conservative
Jacques Gourde Conservative Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Chair, I would like to request that the meeting be held in camera.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
Mr. Gourde is presenting a motion that the meeting be held in camera. There is no debate.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
If you want to kill democracy, you will take the blame for it.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
… I am going to call the vote.
All those in favour of this motion…
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Chair, this needs to be a recorded vote. Because if we want to kill democracy, we will take the blame for it.
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NDP
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
I would like to say something. Mr. Chair, you shouldn't use in camera to kill democracy in our country.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
The chair has the floor. I am giving the floor to the clerk so that he can proceed with the recorded division.
(The motion is carried 6 to 4.)
[The meeting continued in camera.]