Evidence of meeting #30 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 subamendment.
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12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Jim Carr
Is that clear to members of the committee? Okay.
I'll ask you, Mr. Lloyd, to read your subamendment before we move to a vote.
12:50 p.m.
Conservative
Dane Lloyd Conservative Sturgeon River—Parkland, AB
I would just move to ask for unanimous consent from the committee to consent to four hours.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Jim Carr
Do we have unanimous consent from the committee to move to four hours?
(Subamendment agreed to)
Yes, we do. Therefore, we have unanimous consent to approve the proposed subamendment.
12:50 p.m.
The Clerk
Next is Ms. Dancho, Mr. Chair, and then.... No, actually, it's Mr. Van Popta and then Ms. Dancho.
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Conservative
Tako Van Popta Conservative Langley—Aldergrove, BC
I'll defer to Ms. Dancho. I think her hand was up first.
12:50 p.m.
Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to move a subamendment on the witness list for the panel the minister and deputy minister are attending, so that it includes a representative from the Prime Minister's Office who was working on this file at the time of the meeting mentioned in the MCC testimony that was within that first week of the massacre.
I move an amendment to include a representative from the Prime Minister's Office who was involved at that time and who was mentioned in the Halifax Examiner article.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Jim Carr
Yes, but just for clarity, did we deal with Mr. Lloyd's subamendment? I believe we did by unanimous consent.
Is that everybody's understanding?
12:50 p.m.
A voice
Yes.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Jim Carr
Then we can move on to the additional subamendment that is now being put forward by Ms. Dancho.
I will open up discussion of that subamendment to members of the committee.
The floor is open.
12:50 p.m.
Conservative
Tako Van Popta Conservative Langley—Aldergrove, BC
I completely support that motion to have a witness from the Prime Minister's Office attend. The evidence that was given by the superintendent of the RCMP for Nova Scotia, Darren Campbell, indicates that there was pressure from the Prime Minister's Office to disclose certain information at a press conference that Mr. Campbell was not comfortable presenting or making public at that time so as not to jeopardize the ongoing investigation.
It's extremely important for this committee, the parliamentary standing committee on public safety, to hear from an appropriate witness from the Prime Minister's Office.
12:50 p.m.
The Clerk
I see Madame Michaud, Mr. Chair.
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Bloc
Kristina Michaud Bloc Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC
Actually, I'd like to ask for clarification.
Is today's meeting going to end at 1 p.m.? If it is the case and we don't have time to vote on the motion when will we have the opportunity to come back to it?
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
12:50 p.m.
The Clerk
We can go beyond 1 p.m., Mr. Chair.
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The Clerk
I'm not sure, Mr. Chair. I can get back to you.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Jim Carr
Okay.
We can go beyond the top of the hour, and we'll see what further information is passed on to us.
Are there other comments on the subamendment? Are there any other hands up? Can we call the vote?
Ms. Dancho, for clarity, please repeat for members of the committee the substance of your subamendment.
12:55 p.m.
Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My subamendment is to add to the witness list a member of the Prime Minister's Office who was involved at the time of the reports from the Mass Casualty Commission that is the subject of the 106(4) motion.