Ms. Michaud, go ahead.
Evidence of meeting #86 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 date.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #86 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 date.
A recording is available from Parliament.
June 18th, 2013 / 3:40 p.m.
NDP
Élaine Michaud NDP Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
I think that we could suspend the current study to undertake this other one. I don't think that would be a problem.
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Conservative
Bernard Trottier Conservative Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
We would need a motion to suspend an ongoing study. However, I don't see a motion to that effect. Consequently, I think we have to continue our current study.
3:40 p.m.
Conservative
3:40 p.m.
Conservative
Bernard Trottier Conservative Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
But another motion was proposed to suspend the study on immersion.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
Moving another motion at this point would violate the rules. We have to deal with the amendment that is before the committee.
We're on the debate on the amendment, and the only way we can move to a new motion is if we dispose of the amendment. We can dispose of the main motion either as amended or not amended, and then frankly at that point we're on to the next motion from Monsieur Godin. He has given notice. That's the order in which we're going to consider this.
If you want to amend the main motion after we dispose of this.... If we dispose of this amendment and then you introduce an amendment to the main motion that would call for the suspension of the other study. That's fine, but you can't present another motion at this point.
Mr. Chisu—
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Conservative
John Williamson Conservative New Brunswick Southwest, NB
Mr. Chair, on a point of order, a member on the other side suggested that we suspend the other study.
Is that in order, or are you saying that's out of order?
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Conservative
John Williamson Conservative New Brunswick Southwest, NB
Okay, so that's off the table for the time being.
It would require a motion, not from Mr. Trottier, but from the person who made it.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
It would either require an amendment to the main motion under consideration, or a new motion to be made after the other two motions have been disposed of.
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Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
I want to have a clarification.
The amendment on the table is about changing the date, right?
3:40 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
That's right. The amendment in front of us right now is to replace before—
3:40 p.m.
Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
Is it to change Tuesday, May 15 for today's date?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
No.
The amendment in front of us is to replace “September 30, 2012” with “October 15, 2013”.
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Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
Okay.
What about the motion, the title, or—?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
Everything else is as is.
We're on debate on the amendment in front of us. You can speak in favour of the amendment or against the amendment.
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Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
I will speak against the amendment.
When was the closure done for the rescue sub-centre? Is it already effective? Was it closed? What was the date? I don't understand the significance of the date here.
If we are changing October 13, what is the new date?
What was the new date in the amendment...October what?
3:45 p.m.
Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
October 15, 2013.
That is not really pertaining to the language issue. I think it is a technical issue. I don't see any real advance to bilingualism and so on, with the closing of the marine rescue sub-centre.
Where is that? Is it bilingual? Is it not bilingual? I don't understand how it pertains to this committee. If somebody could explain it to me, I might eventually agree, but I need further explanation of why this has been brought forward in this committee when it is not pertaining to bilingualism.
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NDP
