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Minutes of Proceedings

42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 55
Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 11:01 a.m. to Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 9:05 a.m.
In Camera
Presiding
Hon. Larry Bagnell, Chair (Liberal)

• Harold Albrecht for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• John Aldag for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)
• William Amos for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)
• Mel Arnold for Scott Reid (Conservative)
• Mel Arnold for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• Vance Badawey for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Luc Berthold for Scott Reid (Conservative)
• Chris Bittle for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Chris Bittle for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• Chris Bittle for Scott Simms (Liberal)
• Chris Bittle for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)
• Kelly Block for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• John Brassard for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Blaine Calkins for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• Rodger Cuzner for Scott Simms (Liberal)
• Gérard Deltell for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• Todd Doherty for Scott Reid (Conservative)
• Todd Doherty for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• Todd Doherty for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Francis Drouin for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• Emmanuel Dubourg for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Julie Dzerowicz for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Ali Ehsassi for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)
• Garnett Genuis for Scott Reid (Conservative)
• Garnett Genuis for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• Garnett Genuis for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Bernadette Jordan for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• Bernadette Jordan for Scott Simms (Liberal)
• Majid Jowhari for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Pat Kelly for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• Pat Kelly for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Tom Kmiec for Scott Reid (Conservative)
• Tom Kmiec for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• Tom Kmiec for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Michael Levitt for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Alaina Lockhart for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• Alaina Lockhart for Scott Simms (Liberal)
• Alaina Lockhart for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)
• Wayne Long for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• Tom Lukiwski for Scott Reid (Conservative)
• Tom Lukiwski for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• James Maloney for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• James Maloney for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)
• Bryan May for David de Burgh Graham (Liberal)
• Phil McColeman for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Alexandra Mendès for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Robert J. Morrissey for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• John Nater for Scott Reid (Conservative)
• John Nater for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• John Nater for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Michel Picard for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Michel Picard for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• Michel Picard for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)
• Jean R. Rioux for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Sherry Romanado for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Don Rusnak for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• Raj Saini for Scott Simms (Liberal)
• Martin Shields for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• Gagan Sikand for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Robert Sopuck for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Francesco Sorbara for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Francesco Sorbara for Ruby Sahota (Liberal)
• Francesco Sorbara for Scott Simms (Liberal)
• Karen Vecchio for Scott Reid (Conservative)
• Karen Vecchio for Blake Richards (Conservative)
• Karen Vecchio for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Dianne L. Watts for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Kevin Waugh for Jamie Schmale (Conservative)
• Nick Whalen for Arnold Chan (Liberal)
• Nick Whalen for Scott Simms (Liberal)
• Nick Whalen for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)
• Salma Zahid for Scott Simms (Liberal)
• Salma Zahid for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)
• Hon. Candice Bergen (Conservative)
• Sylvie Boucher (Conservative)
• Nathan Cullen (NDP)
• Greg Fergus (Liberal)
• Larry Maguire (Conservative)
• Kelly McCauley (Conservative)
• Hon. Peter Van Loan (Conservative)
• Arnold Viersen (Conservative)
• Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc Québécois)
• Rachel Blaney (NDP)
• Bill Casey (Liberal)
• Fayçal El-Khoury (Liberal)
• Andy Fillmore (Liberal)
• Lloyd Longfield (Liberal)
• Rémi Massé (Liberal)
• Elizabeth May (Green Party)
• Ron McKinnon (Liberal)
• Michael V. McLeod (Liberal)
• Glen Motz (Conservative)
• Murray Rankin (NDP)
• Dan Ruimy (Liberal)
• Peter Schiefke (Liberal)
• Brenda Shanahan (Liberal)
• Wayne Stetski (NDP)
Library of Parliament
• Andre Barnes, Analyst
• Gabrielle de Billy Brown, Research Assistant
• David Groves, Analyst
• Dara Lithwick, Analyst
• Erin Virgint, Analyst
 
House of Commons
• Thomas Bigelow, Procedural Clerk
• Suzie Cadieux, Procedural Clerk
• Paul Cardegna, Procedural Clerk
• Angela Crandall, Procedural Clerk
• Jean-Marie David, Procedural Clerk
• Stephanie Feldman, Procedural Clerk
• Julie Geoffrion, Procedural Clerk
• Philippe Grenier-Michaud, Procedural Clerk
• Christine Holke, Procedural Clerk
• Elizabeth Kingston, Procedural Clerk
• Jean-Denis Kusion, Procedural Clerk
• Hugues La Rue, Procedural Clerk
• Michael MacPherson, Procedural Clerk
• Michel Marcotte, Procedural Clerk
• Grant McLaughlin, Procedural Clerk
• Erica Pereira, Procedural Clerk
• Danielle Widmer, Procedural Clerk
• Patrick Williams, Procedural Clerk
Elections Canada
• Trevor Knight, Senior Counsel
• Anne Lawson, General Counsel and Senior Director
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), the Committee resumed consideration of the report of the Chief Electoral Officer entitled "An Electoral Framework for the 21st Century: Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Following the 42nd General Election", referred to the Committee on Tuesday, September 27, 2016.

It was agreed, — That the Committee proceed to sit in public.

At 11:03 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:03 a.m., the sitting resumed in public.

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

Motion

Scott Simms moved, — That, in relation to the Committee’s study of the Standing Orders and procedure of the House and its committees, and in addition to the proposals outlined in the Thursday, October 6, 2016, take note debate on the Standing Orders, the Committee broaden the scope of its study to undertake a comprehensive review of the Standing Orders of the House of Commons as follows:

a) The study shall be divided into the following three overarching themes:

  1. Management of Debate
  2. Management of the House and its sittings
  3. Management of Committees;

b) The Clerk of the Committee be instructed to write to each Member who is not a member of a caucus represented on the Committee to invite those Members to participate in the proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 119 and file with the Clerk of the Committee, in both official languages, any recommendations they may have as it relates to changes in any of the three themes outlined in (a) and prior to consideration of the draft report;

c) Parties submit their list of proposed witnesses to the Clerk of the Committee no later than seven calendar days following the adoption of this motion;

d) The Committee complete its study and report its findings and recommendations back to the House no later than Friday, June 2, 2017; and

e) The Committee meet outside the regular meeting hours as necessary to complete the study pursuant to paragraph (d).

Motion

David Christopherson moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 4; NAYS: 5.

The debate continued.

Motion

Scott Reid moved, — That the motion be amended by:

(a) deleting “2017; and”, at the end of paragraph (d), and substituting “2017;”;

(b) adding, immediately after paragraph (d), “(e) notwithstanding paragraph (d), but consistent with the Committee’s past practices, as discussed at its December 8, 2016, meeting, the Committee shall not report any recommendation for an amended Standing Order, provisional Standing Order, new Standing Order, Sessional Order, Special Order, or to create or to revise a usual practice of the House, which is not unanimously agreed to by the Committee; and”; and

(c) relettering paragraph (e) as paragraph (f).

At 3:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), the sitting was suspended.

At 4:02 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 5:21 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), the sitting was suspended.

At 6:52 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 8:19 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:31 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 9:56 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 3:01 a.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 12:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.

At 12:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, the sitting resumed in Room 415, Wellington Building.

The debate continued.

At 3:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:31 p.m., the sitting resumed in Room 112-N, Centre Block.

The debate continued.

At 10:17 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:33 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 10:35 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:38 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 11:59 p.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, March 23, 2017.

At 10:02 a.m., on Thursday, March 23, 2017, the sitting resumed in Room 112-N, Centre Block.

The debate continued.

At 11:32 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), the sitting was suspended.

At 12:22 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the meeting be televised when the meeting resumes following Question Period.

At 1:43 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:12 p.m., the sitting resumed in Room 237-C, Centre Block, in a televised session.

The debate continued.

At 5:13 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), the sitting was suspended.

At 6:04 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 9:34 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:47 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 11:00 p.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 10:00 a.m., on Friday, March 24, 2017.

At 10:07 a.m., on Friday, March 24, 2017, the sitting resumed in Room 253-D, Centre Block.

The debate continued.

At 10:59 a.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 12:00 p.m., on Monday, April 3, 2017.

At 12:02 p.m., on Monday, April 3, 2017, the sitting resumed in Room 253-D, Centre Block.

At 12:03 p.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 4:30 p.m., on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.

At 4:33 p.m., on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, the sitting resumed in Room 237-C, Centre Block.

The debate continued.

At 5:25 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), the sitting was suspended.

At 6:43 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 11:51 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:51 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

It was agreed, — That a proposed budget in the amount of $1,200, for the study of the Chief Electoral Officer’s report entitled "An Electoral Framework for the 21st Century: Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Following the 42nd General Election", be adopted.

At 11:55 p.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, April 6, 2017.

At 9:04 a.m., on Thursday, April 6, 2017, the sitting resumed in a public and televised session.

The debate continued.

At 12:55 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:06 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

Filomena Tassi gave notice of the following motion:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(a), the Committee study the subject matter of the question of privilege raised by the Member for Milton regarding the free movement of Members of Parliament within the Parliamentary Precinct.

At 4:58 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), the sitting was suspended.

At 5:47 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 11:57 p.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 9:00 a.m., on Friday, April 7, 2017.

At 9:01 a.m., on Friday, April 7, 2017, the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 11:03 a.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 9:00 a.m., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

At 9:04 a.m., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, the sitting resumed in Room 253-D, Centre Block.

The debate continued.

At 10:59 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:23 a.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 12:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:18 p.m., the sitting resumed.

At 1:19 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 12:02 a.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 4:30 p.m., on Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

At 4:32 p.m., on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 6:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:21 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 12:01 a.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, April 13, 2017.

At 9:01 a.m., on Thursday, April 13, 2017, the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 11:01 a.m., the Chair suspended the meeting until 9:00 a.m., on Tuesday, May 2, 2017.

At 9:02 a.m., on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, the sitting resumed in Room 237-C, Centre Block.

At 9:05 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Andrew Lauzon
Clerk of the Committee