It was agreed, — That, notwithstanding the routine motion governing in camera meetings, adopted by the committee on Monday, December 13, 2021, Mario Beaulieu be permitted to remain during the in camera portion of the meeting.

It was agreed, — That the Eighth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, which read as follows, be concurred in:

1. That, in relation to the study of Canada’s anti-racism strategy, the committee invite the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities to respond to the committee’s invitation to appear before its members no later than Friday, September 20, 2024, and that the chair provide the committee an update regarding the Minister’s response on Monday, September 23, 2024;

2. That the committee proceed to clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-354, An Act to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act (Quebec’s cultural distinctiveness and French-speaking communities), followed by the consideration of the draft report in relation to the study of tech giants’ current and ongoing use of intimidation and subversion tactics to evade regulation in Canada and across the world on Monday, September 23, 2024.

3. That following the consideration of the report on tech giants’ use of intimidation tactics, the committee proceed to the consideration of the draft reports in relation to the study of harms caused to children, women, and men by the ease of access to, and online viewing of, illegal sexually explicit material, and the study of a national forum on the media.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of six meetings regarding the protection of freedom of expression and the means the government should have at its disposal to ensure its exercise.

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

At 5:47 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 5:55 p.m., the meeting resumed in public.

A point of order was raised as to the order of debate.

RULING BY THE CHAIR

The Chair ruled that the member no longer had the floor.

Whereupon, Damien C. Kurek appealed the decision of the Chair.

The question: "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" was put and the decision was overturned on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Michael Coteau, Anju Dhillon, Anna Gainey, Patricia Lattanzio, Taleeb Noormohamed — 5;

NAYS: Niki Ashton, Martin Champoux, Jacques Gourde, Jamil Jivani, Damien C. Kurek, Kevin Waugh — 6.

Damien C. Kurek moved, — That, given that, the CBC/Radio-Canada paid out $18.4 million in bonuses this year, including $3.3 million to top executives, after eliminating hundreds of jobs, the committee immediately invite the President and CEO of the CBC/Radio-Canada, Ms. Catherine Tait, to testify for no less than three hours within 14 calendar days of the adoption of this motion, and the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, to testify for no less than three hours within 14 calendar days of the adoption of this motion, and that these two witnesses appear separately.

Debate arose thereon.

Debate resumed on the motion, as amended.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Niki Ashton, Martin Champoux, Michael Coteau, Anju Dhillon, Anna Gainey, Jacques Gourde, Jamil Jivani, Damien C. Kurek, Patricia Lattanzio, Taleeb Noormohamed, Kevin Waugh — 11;

NAYS: — 0.