Evidence of meeting #52 for Official Languages in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was meetings.
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The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Michelle Legault
Mr. Chair, Ms. Ashton could read her version of Mr. Godin's motion.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
Ms. Ashton, could you tell us what your amendment says so it is clear for everyone?
NDP
Niki Ashton NDP Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, MB
What I proposed is to add six and a half hours.
I think we are not at all agreed on the four full hours.
Liberal
Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
In fact, Mr. Chair, I would like to ask my colleague Ms. Ashton to amend her amendment, if procedure permits, for it to be six and a half hours and that at the end of the six and a half hours we provide for debating clause 54.
Bloc
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
It is past 5:30. Before going further, is there unanimous consent to continue for two more minutes in order to finish the discussion on this point?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
Fine.
In that case, we are adding two minutes, at the most, and we will then adjourn the meeting.
First, we have to consider Ms. Ashton's amendment.
Correct me if I'm wrong, Ms. Ashton.
Ms. Ashton is proposing to add six and a half additional hours for debating the remaining clauses. That's all. If I have understood correctly, there is no mention of postponing the consideration of clause 54 of Bill C-13 to the end.
Is that it, Ms. Ashton?
NDP
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
We are going to vote on the amendment to amend Mr. Godin's motion.
If his motion says that we have to deal with clause 54, we are going to vote on that.
Am I mistaken?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
Ms. Ashton's amendment leaves out that part of Mr. Godin's motion.
Mr. Godin's motion is corrected by Ms. Ashton's amendment.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
Yes, that's right.
If everyone agrees, we can move on to the vote.
Madam Clerk, please proceed with the vote.
Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Forgive me for interrupting, Madam Clerk, but before voting, I want to be quite sure.
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
We are voting, but we don't know on what.
We haven't seen the motion.
Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
No, we haven't seen it.
Mr. Chair, I ask that the vote be cancelled and I ask to have Ms. Ashton's amendment. We do not have it in writing.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
Ms. Ashton, can you provide your amendment, please?
It is being distributed.
I will suspend the meeting for a few moments.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
Resuming the meeting.
I'm sorry, but the voting procedure has been started and we have to finish the vote.
Mr. Godin, I clearly stated what we were going to vote on: that it was about adding six and a half hours, as Ms. Ashton was proposing, and leaving out the reference to postponing consideration of clause 54 back and debating it. That part of your motion will not be dealt with. That is exactly what I had explained, and we can present motions or amendments of this kind during a meeting
The vote has been called, and we are going to continue with it.
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
How does that remove the part about clause 54? It doesn't impinge...
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
It is what Ms. Ashton told us. It is what her amendment proposes.
It leaves out clause 54, but it adds six and a half additional hours.
I have explained it clearly. We could look at the blues.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
That is the purpose of an amendment.
Let us continue the vote, Madam Clerk.
Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Madam Clerk, I find this quite unfortunate, but I am obliged to vote against the amendment.
Ms. Ashton, don't take it personally.