International Trade committee  That the dissenting opinion be submitted to the clerk's office by 12 o'clock today—

International Trade committee  —and that the report be presented to the House tomorrow.

International Trade committee  That's correct, and it is a report.

International Trade committee  Mr. Chair, through you, the chair is correct in the sense that a motion is a statement, if you wish, adopted by the committee. A motion can be reported to the House if the committee so decides. In this instance, there was a provision in the motion of Mr. Cardin that the motion an

International Trade committee  If the committee so decides.

International Trade committee  Correct, presenting it to the House.

International Trade committee  It reads as follows: That, the testimony provided at the unofficial meeting attended by members of the committee be appended to the evidence of the committee's official meeting of Thursday, May 10, 2007.

International Trade committee  There is an unofficial transcript of the evidence of this unofficial meeting.

International Trade committee  I have no recollection. I wasn't paying attention.

International Trade committee  So, the motion would read as follows: Whereas Canada's water resources must be protected; Whereas NAFTA covers all services and all goods, except those that are expressly excluded, and water is not excluded; Whereas this situation puts the provincial and federal laws… This is

International Trade committee  “provincial and federal”

International Trade committee  Mr. Bains moves that the debate be now adjourned.

International Trade committee  In regard to the second question, Mr. Julian, you will find that in accordance with the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, in terms of legislation the only thing the committee can report back is the bill. There is no dissenting opinion on a piece of legislation. You would h

International Trade committee  A dissenting opinion is not an official part of the report. It's an annex to the report. The report stands by itself. So it's it's an annex to the report, if you wish. It doesn't influence the report, per se, so it would not have an impact in the House at all.

International Trade committee  What would be presented would be the report, and as an annex, the dissenting opinion. If you were to vote in favour of the report in the House, the dissenting opinion would have no bearing on that. You're voting on the report, which is exactly what you have at this moment. It's s