Evidence of meeting #40 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 amendment.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
We're voting on the amendment.
The amendment is to change the motion so that the date is following the consideration....
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Yes.
All in favour of the amendment? All those opposed?
I think it's defeated.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Go ahead, Mr. MacGregor.
4 p.m.
NDP
Alistair MacGregor NDP Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, BC
I will move an amendment to the main motion, and it's a simple one. After the words “Thursday, October 27”, I would simply insert “or as soon as possible”.
4 p.m.
NDP
Alistair MacGregor NDP Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, BC
It's just to give a bit of leeway. I understand that schedules can be a bit demanding, but we do want them here as soon as possible.
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Liberal
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Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Chair, I do appreciate the amendment.
I again want to reiterate that I think it provides the minister and the commissioner an out. They could not be available until after Christmas, for example, and we don't have any accountability mechanism for that. I just wanted to make it very clear that I think this provides an out for those who we are trying to hold accountable.
4 p.m.
Conservative
Glen Motz Conservative Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, AB
Is it possible, Alistair, that rather than “as soon as possible”, we put an end date on the “as soon as possible”? That would be at some time certainly before we have to break, before the end of next week.
4 p.m.
Liberal
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Conservative
Glen Motz Conservative Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, AB
Not if he chooses to include that in his motion.
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Conservative
4:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Strictly, there's no such thing as a friendly amendment.
If Mr. MacGregor agrees to that amendment....
If you restate it, we'll pretend that's how you moved it.
4:05 p.m.
NDP
Alistair MacGregor NDP Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, BC
Mine was the amendment, so I'll let Mr. Motz read out how he will amend my amendment.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
Glen Motz Conservative Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, AB
Mr. Chair, as a subamendment to the amendment by Mr. MacGregor, I would say that “as soon as possible” be deleted and that we put in “by November 1”.
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Liberal
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Liberal
Pam Damoff Liberal Oakville North—Burlington, ON
I'm a bit confused. It's on Thursday, October 27 or before...?