Evidence of meeting #1 for Status of Women in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was liberal.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Joyce Bateman Conservative Winnipeg South Centre, MB
I think I already made a motion to accept it as is.
Conservative
NDP
The Chair NDP Niki Ashton
Are we all in agreement with number six?
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Excellent. Thank you.
We'll move on to number seven, which outlines the time limits for witnesses' statements and questioning.
Conservative
Susan Truppe Conservative London North Centre, ON
I would like to make a motion as to the order: for the first round of questioning, that it be Conservative, NDP, Conservative, Liberal; and for the second round, that it be Conservative, NDP, Conservative, NDP, Conservative, NDP, Conservative.
NDP
Liberal
Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON
Thank you for putting that forward.
I'd just like to suggest that, especially at this committee, I think, it's important that we all get an opportunity to speak and to ensure that everyone does. I recognize the members that they have opposite, but it also seems fair--certainly when the Liberals had a majority back in 1993, it was made very clear that everybody on the committee got a chance to speak--that the Liberals as well would get a chance to speak twice.
Some of the committees are doing that now as they're going through the process. They're ensuring that the Liberal member also gets a chance to speak twice--subject, of course, to the time being available. I certainly would appreciate having that opportunity.
It does seem to me, in the interests of fairness, that giving everybody a chance to...but that's ensuring that everybody's had a chance to speak and that there are seven members on the government side.
NDP
Françoise Boivin NDP Gatineau, QC
Given the nature of the committee and knowing that three members on our side will have an opportunity to ask a question during the first or second round, we could perhaps replace, in Ms. Truppe's motion, the last NDP intervention of the last round and give it to the Liberals, unless my colleagues are not in agreement. The order would therefore be as follows: C, N, C, L during the first round, and then C, N, C, N, C, L, C.
NDP
Françoise Boivin NDP Gatineau, QC
Just a second, I will repeat the order: in the first round, we would have Conservative, NDP, Conservative and Liberal; and in the second, Conservative, NDP, Conservative, NDP, Conservative, Liberal and Conservative. In fact, we are offering the last NDP slot to our Liberal colleague.
NDP
The Chair NDP Niki Ashton
This is an amendment that is being put forward. I will just repeat it. The first round will be as was initially proposed: Conservative, NDP, Conservative, Liberal. The amendment is making changes to the second round to make it Conservative, NDP, Conservative, NDP, Conservative, Liberal, Conservative.
Conservative
Conservative
Joyce Bateman Conservative Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Yes.
What I heard was Conservative, NDP, Conservative, Liberal, et vous avez proposé Conservative, so I'm going to start right at the start--
Conservative
Joyce Bateman Conservative Winnipeg South Centre, MB
First round: Conservative, NDP, Conservative, Liberal.
Conservative
Joyce Bateman Conservative Winnipeg South Centre, MB
I did. It cuts out.
I want to make sure. Madam Truppe could....
I heard you say: Conservative, NDP, Conservative, Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Conservative, NDP, Conservative, Liberal.
Conservative