Evidence of meeting #12 for Public Accounts in the 41st Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clement.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
Gerry Byrne Liberal Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NL
I have to leave this room by no later than 25 minutes to the hour.
NDP
The Chair NDP David Christopherson
So it's agreed unanimously that we'll stay in order until 25 to the hour and then review where we are, or adjourn at that time.
Mr. Saxton--go.
Conservative
Andrew Saxton Conservative North Vancouver, BC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to read to the committee members a motion that has been before them for a couple of days now. That motion is as follows:
That the Committee report back to the House by Thursday, November 3, 2011 that it has considered the proposed appointment of Michael Ferguson as Auditor General and reports its recommendation that he be confirmed by the House of Commons as Canada’s 14th Auditor General.
NDP
The Chair NDP David Christopherson
Thank you.
Is there debate on that...?
Perhaps I can just ask--we had to move quickly back here--when we were planning to move to the second piece of this. Was it after debating and voting on this, or as an amendment to this?
NDP
The Chair NDP David Christopherson
As an amendment to this, which is where Mr. Byrne is going right now?
Mr. Byrne, I understand you're about to place an amendment. You have the floor.
Liberal
Gerry Byrne Liberal Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NL
I'd like to offer what I would assume to be a friendly amendment, based on the agreement by the parties that was struck earlier today.
The friendly amendment, as I assume it to be, is that after the words “Canada's 14th Auditor General”, we add the following: “; and that after the Chair's signature, a dissenting opinion be appended to the report.”
NDP
The Chair NDP David Christopherson
Thank you.
Mr. Saxton, do you accept that as a friendly amendment?
NDP
The Chair NDP David Christopherson
Very good.
Therefore, we're on the main motion with its friendly amendment.
Mr. Saxton, you have the floor.
Conservative
Andrew Saxton Conservative North Vancouver, BC
Mr. Chair, I would like to put forward to a vote before the committee that the motion, with its friendly amendment, be now adopted by the committee.
NDP
The Chair NDP David Christopherson
Very good.
Is there any further debate?
Hearing none, all in favour in the motion?
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
The motion is carried.
There being no further business before this committee, and it being 5:30....
We almost got there.
Mr. Byrne.
Liberal
Gerry Byrne Liberal Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NL
May I submit to you a copy of our dissenting report?
NDP
The Chair NDP David Christopherson
Yes. The clerk will receive that on behalf of the committee.
Is there anything else?
Hearing none, this committee now stands adjourned.