Debates of March 20th, 2019

Concurrence in Vote 1b—Office of the Senate Ethics Officer

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Acting Speaker, Mr. Anthony Rota]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Acting Speaker, Mr. Anthony Rota]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

And five or more members having risen:

(The House divided on Motion No. 47, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #1056

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2018-19

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

I declare Motion No. 47 carried.

Concurrence in Vote 1b—Parks Canada Agency

[Chrystia Freeland, Liberal, for the President of the Treasury Board]

moved:

That Vote 1b, in the amount of $476,000, under Parks Canada Agency — Program expenditures, grants and contributions, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, be concurred in.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The practice in the House is very clear that the mover or another minister acting in the name of the mover, and the seconder, need to be in the House of Commons. The Minister of Public Safety is not in the House right now.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

I was informed that the Minister of Public Safety was leaving. The government House leader has seconded the motion.

The question is on Motion No. 48. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

No.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

(The House divided on Motion No. 48, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #1057

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2018-19

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

I declare Motion No. 48 carried.

[Tom Kmiec, Conservative, Calgary Shepard, AB]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe in the previous roll call the member for Brampton North voted and then left her seat and is no longer in the chamber. Therefore, her vote cannot be counted as part of that vote roll call.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

Very good.

The member for Barrie—Innisfil is rising on another point of order.

[John Brassard, Conservative, Barrie—Innisfil, ON]

Mr. Speaker, I was in my seat to hear the question. I stepped out momentarily to speak to somebody about the cover-up and then I came back and voted. I am not sure whether my vote had been counted, and I just want to confirm that with the table.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

The vote was counted.

The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable.

[Luc Berthold, Conservative, Mégantic—L'Érable, QC]

Mr. Speaker, a new day just started a few minutes ago. It is past midnight.

I want to give all my colleagues present the opportunity, by unanimous consent, to bring the voting to an end by adopting the following motion: That the House call on the Prime Minister to waive full solicitor-client privilege and all cabinet confidences to allow the member for Vancouver Granville to address events that occurred following January 14, 2019, including her time as minister of veterans affairs, her resignation from that position and her presentation to cabinet that followed.

I seek unanimous consent of the House to adopt this motion, which could bring to an end this series of votes in the early hours of this day.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Anthony Rota]

Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion?

[Some hon. members]

No.