Evidence of meeting #2 for Veterans Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Royal Galipeau
It looks like we're all of one mind.
We now need to agree at what time we meet before the 11 o'clock meeting. We'll give instructions to the clerk to find accommodations for 9:30 a.m. on November 5 for the meeting that would normally take place at 11 o'clock. We can adjourn at 10:40 a.m. so we can be at the cenotaph for 10:55 a.m.
Mr. Karygiannis.
Liberal
Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
Mr. Chair, if 9:30 is not possible, I would suggest we allow the clerk ample opportunity to either find a meeting on the Monday or after question period on the same date. We should not miss that meeting. I think that's very important.
Liberal
Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
If he finds there is no room available for 9:30 a.m., I think we should allow the clerk, in consultation with the chair, to choose another time around that 48-hour period—be it on Monday afternoon or Tuesday afternoon—to convene our meeting.
Conservative
Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
I have a point for clarification.
As we had a routine orders motion put on 48 hours' notice, and we also have the notice of motion from the parliamentary secretary, will we discuss both at that meeting on November 5? I'm simply questioning as a point of clarification, because if you are speaking about the routine procedures, they will be in camera, and afterwards Parliamentary Secretary Gill's motion will be in open....
Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
I only wanted to see if what I have stated is correct.
October 29th, 2013 / 12:30 p.m.
Conservative
Wladyslaw Lizon Conservative Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON
Mr. Chair, to Mr. Karygiannis' proposal that we look for a time within the 48 hours, with all respect, all of us here have other duties. I have other committees to attend. Therefore, it would be difficult to move this meeting to Monday, at least for me. I have other commitments, House duty. Tuesday should be the day on which we should meet.
Thank you.
Conservative
Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
At the risk of disagreeing with my colleague, I think both of those motions deal with business of the committee and both would be in camera.
Conservative
Liberal
Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
I misunderstood or did not hear Mr. Chisu's proposal, and I was wondering if he'd be kind enough, through you, Mr. Chair, to repeat what he said, please.
Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
Mr. Chair, my point of clarification was that for the first motion proposed for routine procedures by Parliamentary Secretary Gill, it was voted that we need 48 hours. As we have a meeting in 48 hours, are we discussing this motion?
Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
In 48 hours—not in seven, but in 48 hours, which means 48 hours.
The second was the motion that was deferred from the parliamentary secretary regarding Veterans Affairs appearing on November 7 and so on. There were two motions. One is routine procedures and one is the motion. Both are committee business, so just to be sure—and this is my point of clarification—are we discussing this one at the meeting on November 5 at 9:30 a.m. before we go—
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Royal Galipeau
My understanding was that the second was on the 7th, not on the 5th.
Conservative
Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
No, you need 48 hours, and if you're not there for the meeting on the 5th—
Conservative
Conservative
Parm Gill Conservative Brampton—Springdale, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would also like to request that, assuming this motion passes, you be kind enough to send a letter to all parliamentarians inviting them to the ceremony on your behalf.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Royal Galipeau
There's something else we'll have to do. We'll have to ask permission. If we're going to the cenotaph as a committee, we're moving off the Hill. We'll have to ask permission from the House of Commons that we move off the Hill. We'll ask the clerk to do what has to be done for that to happen.
Mr. Karygiannis.