Foreign Affairs committee  Welcome, members. I see that we have a quorum, so I will get started. Due to a vacancy in the position of chair, the committee must proceed directly to the election. I must inform members that the clerk of the committee can only receive motions for the election of the chair. T

Foreign Affairs committee  It has been moved by Rachel Bendayan that Ali Ehsassi be elected chair of the committee. Are there any further motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Mr. Ehsassi duly elected as chair of the commi

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. No, there are no witnesses waiting today.

Foreign Affairs committee  They were rescheduled.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. The motion as it's currently formulated does not have any dates listed in it.

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, the amendment is: That the words “and that this study not take place until after the completion of the committee's studies on Ukraine, vaccine equity and Taiwan, as well as studies on legislation sent from the House of Commons; and further that it not take place unti

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, just give me one second here. I think I have it so that it can at least be understood by all members. I will read the amendment as it would read if the subamendment were to just replace those words, so that it makes more sense. What I have is, “and that this study n

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. I don't have a time frame on that.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I can speak to this a little bit. In this committee in particular, the adjournment motion with a condition has been used in the past. One of the recent examples I can think of is during the meeting of May 5, when there was a motion on the floor and our Tib

Foreign Affairs committee  Currently, the amendment is to delete the words “that the committee hold no fewer than five (5) meetings”.

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Genuis, would you say your motion one more time, please?

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, the motion is to proceed to the other item of business as outlined by Mr. Genuis. (Motion negatived: nays 7; yeas 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes

Foreign Affairs committee  When an adjournment motion is accompanied by a condition, it becomes debatable. The debate took place, and I don't see any hands up in the room. You can proceed to the vote if there are no further comments.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chong has let me know that he doesn't wish to speak right now. He'd like to speak after the committee votes on the motion. With your permission, I'll proceed with the vote.