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.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Jacques Gourde Conservative Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC

I would like to introduce a motion to sit in camera, Mr. Chair.

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

Okay. All in favour?

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Mr. Chair, I call for a recorded division, please.

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

The motion is carried. You had to ask me before I got into it. I already called the vote.

We're going to go in camera.

Matthew Dubé NDP Chambly—Borduas, QC

We haven't voted.

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

Yes, we did.

Monsieur Godin.

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Mr. Chair, you asked who agreed with the motion and those people voted. I called for a recorded division, and you said that, for a recorded division, I should have put in the request earlier, but you did not ask who was in favour of the motion.

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

I'm pretty sure I asked.

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

No, you didn't. I cut you off before....

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

Okay. All opposed?

Some hon. members

Opposed.

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

(Motion agreed to)

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

I voted against the motion. We have not yet begun the in camera debates, and the NDP has voted against the motion.

[Proceedings continue in camera]