Evidence of meeting #1 for Official Languages in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
The Clerk
You can start with the routine motions. You can introduce them one at a time, or all at once. It's up to you. Sometimes, people think that it's a little easier to introduce them one at a time. However, it's really up to you.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Okay, thank you.
I want the process to be fair for everyone. Personally, I'd like to start with the routine motions. However, I currently see four hands raised in the list of participants: Mrs. Lalonde, Ms. Lattanzio, Ms. Lambropoulos and Mr. Beaulieu. Ms. Ashton has also asked to speak.
I suggest that we start with the routine motions to establish the rules of operation for our committee. We can then give the floor to the four members who raised their hands and add Ms. Ashton as the fifth speaker. Does that work for you?
Ms. Ashton, the floor is yours.
NDP
Niki Ashton NDP Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, MB
Mr. Chair, I wanted to move a motion regarding the routine motions. That's why I raised my hand.
In other committees that I've served on, we could also click on the button. However, most of the time, we just raised our hands.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Okay, thank you.
I encourage you to do both. When I put the list of participants on my screen, I don't see all the committee members, so please do both. That way, the names of the participants who clicked on the button to raise their hands will appear in order.
Regarding your comments, Ms. Ashton, your motion will certainly be part of the routine motions, whether it's the motion pertaining to the right to speak or the motion concerning the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure. Please keep your motion handy and speak when the topic comes up. That way, we can continue the process.
NDP
Niki Ashton NDP Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, MB
Okay, but I just want to say that my motion concerns our schedule, evidence and the speaking time of each party. I don't understand why I would be fifth to speak, since I raised my hand before.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
When the time comes, you won't need to wait until the other four people have spoken. The routine motions will be moved one by one, and you can move an amendment to each one. It could be an amendment with regard to the schedule, for example. Anyone can rise to move an amendment, whether the amendment concerns the schedule or something else. We won't address the routine motions all at once. We'll consider them one by one and vote on each one separately.
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
Mr. Chair, at that point, shouldn't we disable the raise hand icon and turn it back on each time? This might make things clearer.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Good idea.
Madam Clerk, in that case, could you disable the raised hands?
Clerk of the Committee
It will depend on whether the members raised their hands to move a routine motion, or to table a motion to undertake a study or any other motion. Mr. Chair seems to be saying that he would prefer to start with the routine motions. If the members raised their hands for anything other than the routine motions, they could disable the function now and turn it back on later to avoid confusing Mr. Chair.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Okay, that's done.
This leaves Mrs. Lalonde with her hand raised.
Let's start with the first routine motion.
Mrs. Lalonde, the floor is yours.
Liberal
Marie-France Lalonde Liberal Orléans, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Ashton, I'm very sorry for interrupting you. I don't usually do that. I wanted to move a routine motion. If you have any amendments to move, the committee can hear them.
Mr. Chair, I want to move the first routine motion, which concerns the analyst services.
That the committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the Chair, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Madam Clerk, if the committee members agree, rather than voting on the routine motions individually, we could simply ask whether any members are opposed to certain motions. If they want to make amendments, we can hear them.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
I think that we can first try to determine whether there's consensus. If we see at some point that we should switch to a recorded division, we'll proceed that way.
We'll first ask the members whether there's consensus.
The Clerk
Is there consensus regarding the motion moved by Mrs. Lalonde?
(Motion agreed to)
Liberal
Marie-France Lalonde Liberal Orléans, ON
Thank you, Madam Clerk.
I'll now move the motion regarding the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure:
That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of five members, namely the Chair and one member from each recognized party; and that the subcommittee work in a spirit of collaboration.
Conservative
Bernard Généreux Conservative Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Mr. Chair, if you don't mind, I just want to make sure that everyone's microphone is turned off.
Mr. Beaulieu, we can hear you speaking.
I just want to make sure that we aren't inadvertently saying things to other people.
October 13th, 2020 / 4:10 p.m.
Conservative
Marc Dalton Conservative Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, BC
Mr. Chair, I have a question about the subcommittee.
Our committee has 12 members. Will we be creating another subcommittee?