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Evidence of meeting #1 for Science and Research in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #1 for Science and Research in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Liberal
Helena Jaczek Liberal Markham—Stouffville, ON
Madam Chair, I would prefer that we make a decision on my motion and call the question.
Bloc
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas Bloc Rimouski—La Matapédia, QC
Thank you, Madam Chair.
First, I would like to thank you for your understanding regarding my brief absence.
I'm open to the idea of conducting this study. However, like some of my colleagues, I'm wondering which committee would be best suited to carry it out. Perhaps it would be the Standing Committee on Health. It also concerns research, and I'm quite open to that.
However, I don't know whether six meetings are too many for this study. We could start with four meetings and add more if we need up to six. I'm open to the idea. We know that this will set a precedent for this committee. Afterwards, we'll all want six meetings to carry out our studies.
Perhaps the analysts can tell us. How many meetings were held per study in the previous Parliament? I think that this could give us a good reference point.
Liberal
Grégoire Gayard Committee Researcher
I will just need a couple of minutes to look at the previous work of the committee to know how many meetings we used for previous studies, if you want a precise answer.
Conservative
Jagsharan Singh Mahal Conservative Edmonton Southeast, AB
Madam Chair, thank you. Since my colleague on this side and from the Bloc raised the issue that it might be similar to the health committee or that other committees might be appropriate for this job, could my friend on the other side perhaps answer whether they have checked with other committees?
They might be working on the same. We don't want to waste our resources on the same thing if two committees are doing it.
Liberal
Helena Jaczek Liberal Markham—Stouffville, ON
Through you, Madam Chair, in fact, I did discuss this with members of the health committee, and they felt quite, as I do, that the fit is better here because there's not just an impact on human health.
Conservative
Vincent Ho Conservative Richmond Hill South, ON
Given that there's such an intense and enthusiastic debate about which committee this should be at, we should probably go back to look at whether this is the appropriate committee. I know Helena had that discussion, but maybe it's something to reconsider.
I want to make a motion to adjourn the meeting, and I believe it's by majority, not by unanimous consent.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Salma Zahid
We are having a debate, so we have Ms. DeRidder and then Mr. Noormohamed.
Conservative
Kelly DeRidder Conservative Kitchener Centre, ON
For ease of efficiency, it was brought up earlier by Mr. Noormohamed that we might have other things coming forward in the fall, so maybe we'd go to four meetings and then go from there. That's all I have.
Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
I want to thank my colleague across.... If we're willing to, say, start with four, and if we can get it done in four, we're certainly open to that.
Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Salma Zahid
We have an amendment by Mr. Noormohamed that it be four meetings.
Go ahead, Mr. Baldinelli.
Conservative
Tony Baldinelli Conservative Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
We'll get there, but first of all, my colleague moved a motion to adjourn. Does that not force a vote immediately, Madam Chair?
It's not by unanimous consent. Does that not then impose upon you the requirement to hold a vote to adjourn the committee?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Salma Zahid
He moved it, but there was.... I'm sorry for not calling the vote, but there was no consent. Some members of the committee said no, so that's why we did not go to that.
Conservative
Tony Baldinelli Conservative Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Does it require unanimous consent to move a motion to adjourn?