Status of Women Committee on Nov. 24th, 2011

[Susan Truppe, Conservative, London North Centre, ON]

We've accommodated the last two times, actually, when you weren't here.

[An hon. member]

Thank you so much--

[The Chair, NDP, Irene Mathyssen]

All right.

Ms. Boutin-Sweet.

[An hon. member]

[Inaudible--Editor]

[Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, NDP, Hochelaga, QC]

Can I ask for a recorded division? I am asking.

[The Chair, NDP, Irene Mathyssen]

Excuse me. I'm sorry, Ms. Bateman.

I'm sorry. What did you want to vote on, Madam?

[Joy Smith, Conservative, Kildonan—St. Paul, MB]

I have a point of order, Madam Chair. You do have to recognize a point of order--

[The Chair, NDP, Irene Mathyssen]

Yes.

[Joy Smith, Conservative, Kildonan—St. Paul, MB]

You used to be on my committee.

Thanks, Madam Chair. The fact of the matter is that Ms. Freeman was totally right. There are two rounds: seven minutes on that side, five minutes on this side. All we have to do is start the five minutes on this side, starting with the government side, and we're good to go. Then Ms. Brayton can leave.

So let's just get going on it.

[The Chair, NDP, Irene Mathyssen]

Is that agreeable with the committee? You won't be able to—

[An hon. member]

It doesn't--

[Susan Truppe, Conservative, London North Centre, ON]

That was done in the resolution at the first meeting.

[Joy Smith, Conservative, Kildonan—St. Paul, MB]

There's a procedure, Madam Chair.

[Susan Truppe, Conservative, London North Centre, ON]

It's a procedure. It's not a votable thing.

[Joyce Bateman, Conservative, Winnipeg South Centre, MB]

Point of order--

[The Chair, NDP, Irene Mathyssen]

Just a moment, please--

[Joyce Bateman, Conservative, Winnipeg South Centre, MB]

No, point of order--

[The Chair, NDP, Irene Mathyssen]

I'm conferring with the clerk. One moment, please.

[Joyce Bateman, Conservative, Winnipeg South Centre, MB]

But on a point of order, neither the clerk, nor the chair, nor Madam Boutin-Sweet was here when this committee sat and determined exactly what the round was. We took pretty well two complete meetings to do that. Now, in fairness to the new chair, the new clerk, and the new members, it's not reasonable that you would know that, but time was invested by this committee.

[The Chair, NDP, Irene Mathyssen]

Thank you very much.

Would you just give me two minutes to talk to the clerk for clarification?

[Joyce Bateman, Conservative, Winnipeg South Centre, MB]

Well, you only have two minutes, Madam Chair.

[Susan Truppe, Conservative, London North Centre, ON]

Madam Chair, I have that in front of me, since no one here has it.

[Mylène Freeman, NDP, Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC]

I was here when we did this. The way it works is that there are rounds, right? We do seven, seven, seven, and seven minutes, and then after that it's five, five.... But we aren't going to get five, so we want to split it.

[Voices]

Oh, oh!

[The Chair, NDP, Irene Mathyssen]

Excuse me. I cannot hear. I would ask the indulgence of the committee so that I can confer with the clerk, please. Thank you very much.

All right. Thank you. In an effort to be fair and allow everyone a chance to have the witness of Ms. Brayton, I tried to suggest a compromise. Clearly that is not of interest to the committee--