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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 31
 
Thursday, April 21, 2005
 

The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 11:06 a.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Hon. Don Boudria, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Françoise Boivin, Hon. Don Boudria, Bill Casey, Yvon Godin, Michel Guimond, Jay Hill, Dale Johnston, Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, Hon. Judi Longfield, Pauline Picard and Scott Reid.

 

Acting Members present: Hon. Larry Bagnell for Hon. Karen Redman, Peter Julian for Yvon Godin and Hon. Rob Nicholson for Jay Hill.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Principal.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(a)(iii), the Committee resumed consideration of an amendment to the Standing Orders.
 

The Committee resumed consideration of the motion of Jay Hill, - That, given the official opposition supply day was cancelled by the government yesterday, April 18th, the committee give the House the opportunity to hold the government to account by recommending that Standing Order 81(10) be amended by adding:

“(d) For the Supply period ending no later than June 23, 2005, if the government has not designated any of the remaining 6 allotted days so that an opposition motion can be considered on or before May 18, 2005, that May 19, 2005 shall be so designated, and if a recorded division is demanded on May 19, 2005, the vote shall not be deferred beyond the ordinary hour of daily adjournment on that day.”;

That, on May 30, 2005, this new section (d) of Standing Order 81(10) shall lapse and be withdrawn.”; and

That the committee instruct the Chair to table this report on Friday, April 22, 2005.

 

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the motion be amended by replacing the word “yesterday” with the words “on Monday”.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Bill Casey, Yvon Godin, Michel Guimond, Jay Hill, Dale Johnston, Pauline Picard, Scott Reid — 7; NAYS: Larry Bagnell, Françoise Boivin, Dominic LeBlanc, Judi Longfield — 4.

 

At 12:15 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:16 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

At 12:35 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Pierre Rodrigue
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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