Evidence of meeting #1 for Public Accounts in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
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NDP
David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
I need to get an indication, Chair, whether there is agreement to that, in which case....
Conservative
NDP
David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
Well, that's what I'm trying to do, Chair, if you could help me maybe?
I'm trying to avoid getting caught up on this, and I'm just trying to get an indication from the government. I'm not sure who the lead is, but I'm just trying to get an indication of whether they agree or not because if they don't agree, then get a coffee because we're going to be here a while.
If we can agree that seven minutes is good, then I won't be a problem.
Liberal
Alexandra Mendes Liberal Brossard—Saint-Lambert, QC
Mr. Chair, I move that we go with the PROC proposal, the seven-minute one, so that we can vote on it and get done with it.
February 16th, 2016 / 9:15 a.m.
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Alexandra Mendes Liberal Brossard—Saint-Lambert, QC
Yes, I am suggesting that it would be Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Liberal.
Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON
Madam Vice-Chair has just proposed that we adopt the PROC committee model with a seven-minute opening round, and I want to second that motion.
Liberal
Alexandra Mendes Liberal Brossard—Saint-Lambert, QC
The order is, just to be sure, from the top: Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Liberal. That's what I'm proposing. Actually this is what Mr. Christopherson is proposing, and I am moving it.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
So this motion actually has become more than just what it was originally; in fact, it's changed. Even the amendment has changed from what was originally moved.
NDP
David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
I could use a little guidance from the chair, if he could help us.
It looked like there might be a majority in support of the PROC model, and if that's the case, one motion to that effect cleans this up.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Okay. So the motion would basically read.... Give me a moment here.
Liberal
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
That witnesses be given ten (10) minutes to make their opening statement; and that during the questioning of witnesses the time allocated to each questioner be as follows:
for the first round of questioning, seven (7) minutes to a representative of each party in the following order: Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Liberal;
for the second round, five (5) minutes be allocated in the following order: Conservative, Liberal, Conservative, Liberal; followed by NDP, three (3) minutes.
Liberal
Liberal
Alexandra Mendes Liberal Brossard—Saint-Lambert, QC
No, it was three minutes in the former proposal. It's not 51 minutes; it's 50 minutes.
NDP
David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
No, at the last minute they amended it and left it at three. PROC has NDP at three, but it's never going to happen anyway.