Status of Women Committee on Oct. 26th, 2006

Evidence of meeting #19 for Status of Women in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was prostitution.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Study on Human Trafficking

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Irene Mathyssen

Also speaking

Niurka Piñeiro Regional Coordinator, Media and External Relations, International Organization for Migration

Jean Bellefeuille Member, Comité d'action contre le trafic humain interne et international

Clerk of the Committee

Vivita Rozenbergs Head, Counter Trafficking Unit, International Organization for Migration

Armand Pereira Director, Washington Office, International Labor Organization

Aurélie Lebrun Member and Researcher, Comité d'action contre le trafic humain interne et international

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Then you're adding another preamble of your own.

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

This is open for discussion at the table. There shouldn't be a hammer brought down and everything you guys want. We should have a conversation here.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

You're suggesting we include that in the preamble?

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

If we can add it in the bolded comment, if we can add that to the motion....

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

It then becomes a complete motion on its own. At the next meeting, you might want to bring in a motion of your own stating your objectives and concerns. That's a possibility, to try to get the issues you want on the record, if I could suggest that.

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

Madam Chair, could we vote on the first amendment and then see what the result of that is before we vote on my second amendment, which may be valid?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

So the first vote is going to be.... Would you clarify what your first amendment is on the record?

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

Sure. The first amendment is to have the preamble removed from the report and to go with the bolded as the motion, because it is the motion.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Okay. Do you want a recorded vote on that--

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

Yes, please.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

--or do we just vote on it? A recorded vote.

Ms. Guergis--

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Bloc

Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC

I want to understand one thing. Earlier, the clerk said that the preamble, the “whereases”, aren't part of the motion. Is that correct? So we're voting on an amendment that doesn't exist?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

It's not part of the motion, but it becomes part of the text of the report.

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Bloc

Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC

Ah, that's part of the text! Okay.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

So Ms. Guergis has moved an amendment that the report not include the preamble. Can we have a recorded vote?

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

Madam Chair, my second amendment--

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

And your second amendment, Ms. Guergis, please.

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

--was to add to the preamble.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Would you read it out, please?

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

Sure. It reads:

Whereas we recognize that all women are equal in Canada under the Constitution and we recognize the strength of women in Canada;

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October 26th, 2006 / 12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Do you want that included in--it's up to Ms. Minna, it's her motion, if she'd like that included in the preamble.

Could you read it out again, Ms. Guergis?

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

It reads:

Whereas we recognize that all women are equal in Canada under the Constitution--

--and perhaps “and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms”--

and we recognize the strength of women in Canada;

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

And where would you like that put in?

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Conservative

Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

It can be at the bottom or the top or in the middle--just somewhere.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Do we need Ms. Guergis to read it out again?

Who would like to speak to the amendment? Would you repeat that again slowly, please?

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