Government Operations committee  Thank you very much, Mr. McCauley. I was trying to contact the chair to ask him to clarify. I misunderstood whether you were.... If you were moving to adjourn the debate, then yes, that question does have to be put immediately without debate or amendment. My apologies if I misu

Government Operations committee  I would suggest, Mr. Chair, that we proceed to recorded division for the sake of clarity.

Government Operations committee  Mr. McCauley has raised his hand.

Government Operations committee  Mr. MacKinnon has asked for a recorded division.

Government Operations committee  May I, Mr. Chair?

Government Operations committee  Notice is required for any substantive motion to be moved before the committee, except for a motion related to the subject at hand. That caveat, “related to the subject at hand”, means that if a motion is related to a subject that's currently being studied, it doesn't need to hav

Government Operations committee  If I may, Mr. Chair?

Government Operations committee  The chair has ruled the amendment is inadmissible. What we are to be voting on now is the motion “Shall the ruling of the chair be sustained?” Those members who agree with the chair's ruling that the amendment is inadmissible will vote “yea”. Those who disagree with the ruling of

Government Operations committee  I have Mr. Kusmierczyk, Mr. McCauley and Mr. Green.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Green's motion is being moved in the context of a study already existing before the committee—that is the context of the study of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic—and the motion seeks to send for documents. It doesn't seek to actually

Government Operations committee  I beg your pardon, Mr. Chair. I'm sorry to intervene, but Mr. Drouin wanted the floor again.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, perhaps I could just explain briefly the procedure.

Government Operations committee  When any member moves to challenge the ruling of a chair, at that point the ruling of the chair has already been made. That motion is usually non-debatable and usually the question is put immediately, which is to say the committee gets to take a decision as to whether or not they

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Lloyd, and to other members who have asked, I will do that.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, there are three people who wish to speak—Mr. Kusmierczyk, Mr. McCauley and Mr. Green—but Mr. Drouin wants to intervene, at this point.