Evidence of meeting #5 for Official Languages in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
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Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
As it was said earlier, this is not a restrictive list. We could have other people appear. Correct?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
The amendment does say, “but are not limited to”.
Ms. Lattanzio, go ahead.
Liberal
Patricia Lattanzio Liberal Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC
Mr. Chair, just to clarify, my understanding is that we don't need to follow the order set in the list. We can change the order people appear in, right?
Liberal
Patricia Lattanzio Liberal Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC
There is some flexibility, so witnesses will not necessarily appear in that order. They can appear in a different order, correct?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Depending on how things unfold, the subcommittee may meet to set the committee's meeting schedule.
Are there any further comments about the amendment put forward by Mr. Deltell?
So we are ready to vote on this amendment, as put forward by Mr. Deltell.
(Amendment agreed to: yeas 11, nays 0)
We will now move on to the main motion as proposed in the letter signed by the four members.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
In other words, we are moving on to the motion as amended.
Mr. Godin, you have the floor.
Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Before going further, I want to thank all the committee colleagues. As my colleague Mr. Deltell said, we have managed to find common ground under these circumstances, and that's very honourable.
Mr. Arseneault, you have frequently said that the committee was often unanimous and had a nearly perfect score. Even now, we are managing to agree. I commend parliamentarians of all stripes.
I don't want to make a blunder with the clerk, but I must withdraw my motion.
Is that indeed what I must do?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
No, we will vote on the motion as amended. We have adopted the amendment, and the next step will consist in voting on the motion as amended.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Yes, but on the first motion that was in the letter, as we just amended it. That's the procedure to follow. Essentially, what Mr. Deltell just read will therefore be the motion we will consider at future meetings.
Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
So I don't have to withdraw anything, and the process is compliant.
Is that right?
Liberal
Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Thank you very much for your cooperation, Mr. Chair and Madam Clerk.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Are there any further comments?
As there aren't any, we will vote on the motion as amended.
I see that Mr. Généreux would like to say something.
Mr. Généreux, go ahead.
Conservative
Bernard Généreux Conservative Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Mr. Chair, could we make sure we can hear from witnesses fairly quickly? We do have a pretty exhaustive list, although we set a deadline to be able to do it. In other words, I'm talking about proposing dates and witnesses without delay to the extent possible.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Before we go to a vote, Mr. Généreux, I have a suggestion to make, considering the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are meeting to express our desires regarding meetings. Afterwards, the clerk, the analyst, in some cases, and I will check the availability of rooms and technicians. We will take care of all the organizational aspects to ensure that the meetings are held according to our desires.
Go ahead, Mr. Généreux.
Conservative
Bernard Généreux Conservative Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Could you tell us....
Liberal
Conservative
Bernard Généreux Conservative Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Could you let us know until when we can add witnesses to the list?
Liberal
