Transport Committee on March 8th, 2011

Evidence of meeting #53 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was centres.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jean Poirier Vice-President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Local lodge 1751

Serge Gélinas Secretary-Treasurer , International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Local lodge 1751

Richard Guay secrétaire archiviste, Association internationale des machinistes et des travailleurs et travailleuses de l'aérospatiale - Section locale 1751

Marcel St-Jean President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Local lodge 1751

Chad Mariage Procedural Clerk

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Liberal

John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

We have spoken to them, and we will get the appropriate representatives.

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Conservative

Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB

Can I have some indication of what they've said?

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Liberal

John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

I think they're comfortable with this, providing it's after the date of the hearing. We intend to invite a representative of the GTAA as well.

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Conservative

Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB

Okay. Excellent.

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Bloc

The Vice-Chair Bloc Michel Guimond

We will have the pleasure of voting for the amendment.

I would ask our substitute clerk, Mr. Mariage, to reread the amendment for us.

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Procedural Clerk

Chad Mariage

The amendment reads as follows, to replace the words “on Thursday March 24, 2011, from 11 to 1 p.m.” with the following, “the earliest available opportunity after the final decision of the Labour Relations Board on this matter”.

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Bloc

The Vice-Chair Bloc Michel Guimond

All those in favour of this amendment raise your hands, please. That's five.

All those opposed to the amendment raise your hands, please. I don't count any.

The amendment is agreed to.

We are now going to vote on the main motion as...

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Conservative

Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB

Excusez-moi. We have voted on the amendment to the amendment, but we haven't voted on the amendment.

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Procedural Clerk

Chad Mariage

The amendment to the amendment was accepted as amended.

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Bloc

The Vice-Chair Bloc Michel Guimond

Nice try, Brian.

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Conservative

Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB

I want a recorded vote on this one.

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Bloc

The Vice-Chair Bloc Michel Guimond

Do you want a roll call vote on the main motion, as amended?

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Conservative

Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB

Yes.

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Bloc

The Vice-Chair Bloc Michel Guimond

The clerk will take the roll call vote. Thank you.

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Procedural Clerk

Chad Mariage

The question is on the motion as amended.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 5; nays 4)

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Bloc

The Vice-Chair Bloc Michel Guimond

It is agreed to by majority vote.

Have we finished or do you want to discuss the other meetings? We still have three minutes of our meeting left.

Mr. Jean moves that the meeting be adjourned.

Thank you, and have a good question period.

The meeting is adjourned.