Government Operations committee  We don't need the amendment in both official languages. However, may I ask that we suspend briefly so that I can call you on the phone?

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, Mr. MacKinnon has asked that Mr. Green read the motion.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. The question is on the motion by Mr. Green in his name. I will call the roll now. Mr. Chair, the results are five yeas, five nays. It will be incumbent upon you to exercise your casting vote.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, perhaps I can intervene on this point. What is written in the subcommittee report with regard to Nuctech is that once the witnesses are submitted, the chair, in conjunction with the clerk and analysts, would prepare a work plan for the consideration of the committee.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, Mr. MacKinnon has asked that Mr. Green read the motion into the record, please.

Government Operations committee  I beg your pardon, Mr. Chair. Madame Vignola wanted to intervene on that point.

Government Operations committee  Perhaps I can clarify, Mr. Chair. Mr. Drouin, are you referring to the witness list that was submitted during the last session of Parliament?

Government Operations committee  Monsieur Drouin would like to intervene, Mr. Chair.

Government Operations committee  If I may, Mr. Chair, if the committee agrees with Friday for the submission of the witness names for points 5 and 6, do they want to set a time—noon, three o'clock, five o'clock? I might suggest noon on Friday would work, or five o'clock on Friday would work as well. It is helpfu

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, Madame Vignola would like to intervene.

Government Operations committee  The motion is to adjourn the debate. (Motion agreed to: yeas 7; nays 3)

Government Operations committee  The motion is that the meeting be now adjourned. (Motion agreed to: yeas 9; nays 1)

Government Operations committee  When a committee is dealing with an amendment to a motion and it adjourns debate on the amendment, what it essentially means is that you cannot take up the main motion again. The reason is that the amendment supersedes it. You must deal with the amendment first. Now you can deal

Government Operations committee  If I may, the motion to resume consideration, or essentially to move to another order of business, is considered a dilatory motion. Therefore, it is non-amendable and non-debatable. When it's proposed, the question has to be put to allow the committee to decide immediately which

Government Operations committee  On the motion to resume consideration of the motion in the name of Mr. Green and the amendment in the name of Mr. MacKinnon, I will now call the roll. (Motion agreed to: yeas 10; nays 0)