Evidence of meeting #108 for Public Safety and National Security in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was privacy.
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Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Mr. Genuis, I have the floor.
In like manner as I just achieved approval of the committee to approve the budget, I'm asking for the committee—
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
No, Chair, there was unanimous agreement on the budget.
Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
They may have voted unanimously, but I did not ask for unanimous consent.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
The committee agreed unanimously on the budget.
Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
It is noted in Bosc and Gagnon that any efforts to undermine or disrespect the authority of the chair can be considered disorder and misconduct. At this stage, Mr. Genuis' language in respect of his conduct towards you and the function of this committee, without having given you the opportunity to finish what you were saying, would appear to now be sitting somewhere in that zone.
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
We'll suspend for a couple minutes so we can discuss your other matter, but meanwhile, the chair is—
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
The committee does not agree. There is no agreement of the committee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
I call this meeting back to order—I hope.
There were a lot of serious negotiations in the back room.
Mr. Genuis, did you wish to speak on that point?
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Yes, Mr. Chair.
I think there's an agreement that we distribute the draft Bernardo report, that an auto theft report be drafted and distributed, that investigation of Bill C-70 begin on Thursday, and that we proceed with the hearings as scheduled today.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Do we have unanimous agreement?
That the draft report on the study of rights of victims of crime, reclassification and transfer of Federal Offenders, be distributed immediately to committee members; that the analysts prepare a draft report on the study of the growing problem of car thefts in Canada and distribute it; and that the study of Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference, be initiated on Thursday, May 30, 2024.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
There's a question from the clerk about the auto theft report. We haven't given instructions yet to the analysts.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
The analysts are very wise and capable people.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Well, that is true. That is an absolute. Let's leave it at this point, where they can go forward as best they can, because they teach us, anyway.
That being the case, we have unanimous consent for that agreement.
Are you clear, Mr. Clerk, on what that is?
Okay. Very well. Let us get back to Bill S-210.
Let me first acknowledge that Mr. Genuis was not wrong before. I hate to say that, but it's true.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Mr. Chair, I want to acknowledge that it was very gracious of you, and I want to compliment you for saying so. I want to say it's a credit to your character to acknowledge what the rule is. I appreciate it.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
We're going to start hiring you for procedural advice.
Mr. Noormohamed, go ahead, please.