Public Accounts Committee on April 29th, 2010

[The Chair, Liberal, Shawn Murphy]

We'll put Mr. Young's two things to a vote.

[Paul Calandra, Conservative, Oak Ridges—Markham, ON]

You seem to be rushing me, but I'll leave it at that for now.

[The Chair, Liberal, Shawn Murphy]

We'll put it to a vote.

Mr. Saxton.

[Andrew Saxton, Conservative, North Vancouver, BC]

Mr. Chairman, may I make a suggestion here?

First of all, we've had this letter for a very short time. I don't think we've had adequate time to go through it. I think it's not right that we should be pushed to vote on something we haven't had adequate time to vet.

[The Chair, Liberal, Shawn Murphy]

We've already voted on it, Mr. Saxton.

[Andrew Saxton, Conservative, North Vancouver, BC]

We have not voted on the content.

[The Chair, Liberal, Shawn Murphy]

I'm sorry, but that was—

[Andrew Saxton, Conservative, North Vancouver, BC]

We have not voted on the content, so I think we should defer it to the next meeting—

[The Chair, Liberal, Shawn Murphy]

No. I'm going to instruct the clerk to go ahead with the—

[Andrew Saxton, Conservative, North Vancouver, BC]

—so we have time to vet the letter.

[The Chair, Liberal, Shawn Murphy]

—minutes of the steering committee that were approved, Mr. Saxton. I'm sorry, but that's my ruling.

Anyway, there is another committee, colleagues, and—

[Terence Young, Conservative, Oakville, ON]

We didn't have a vote.

[Stéphane Dion, Liberal, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC]

Yes, we voted on it. You want to vote again?

[The Chair, Liberal, Shawn Murphy]

We'll put your motion to a vote—

[Terence Young, Conservative, Oakville, ON]

Yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Shawn Murphy]

Okay.

Mr. Young has made two amendments, that two sentences be deleted. All in favour of those deletions? Contrary-minded?

I will be voting against the amendments.

(Motion negatived)

The meeting is adjourned.