Evidence of meeting #10 for Public Safety and National Security in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was inmates.
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Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
I would put forward a motion to reaffirm the routine motions that we already have established that we look at government legislation as soon as feasible.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
I don't think you need a motion to do that. We've already passed a motion to do that. My intention is that we will do that.
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
We will follow our routine motions, which again have no 48-hour requirements for studying government bills.
Conservative
Conservative
Wai Young Conservative Vancouver South, BC
This is just a part of the information then. We covered everything with the chair.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
We're still going to have to send out an invitation to the minister. I need to tell you that I think we're probably going to proceed with this. I don't think we have a consensus that it should begin, but we have a standing order that says it should begin. The question may be whether or not we want the minister to appear on the first day. If that's the question, then maybe we can have a motion on that.
From what I understood, he thought that if we were going get it Thursday, he might be able to appear. So we wanted to get the invitation and leave it up to him. Whether he comes Thursday or after the break, generally that's up to him.
Many times they can't come when the committee asks them to come, so they pick a time. I think he understands the way this was done. Generally speaking, the minister would kick it off. He seemed to understand that he might be available on Thursday, so that's what we're going on, but we still have to send an invitation if we decide to proceed.
Ms. Young.
Conservative
Wai Young Conservative Vancouver South, BC
I would say that if this is standard procedure, and what I'm hearing on this side is that this is standard committee procedure, why deviate from it? If the minister is available, he should come.
I'm just as new as you are. I'm anxious to hear from the minister, and we'd be happy to receive him on Thursday.
Conservative
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
I know we're past our time right now, but I would be happy to put a motion that we ask the minister to appear on Bill C-19 this coming Thursday.
Conservative
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
Yes, but let's invite him and we'll see. My motion would be that we invite him to appear on Bill C-19 this Thursday.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Can we have agreement on the steering committee for the first half hour?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Yes, your motion is on the table. He would then come sometime after that first half hour.
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
Just invite him, and then it'll be up to you guys to schedule when it's convenient for the committee on that day. That would be my motion.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Members have heard the question.
(Motion agreed to)
The meeting is adjourned.