FEWO Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
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Cait Alexander made a statement.
At 11:15 a.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 11:22 a.m., the meeting resumed.
Megan Walker and Nick Milinovich made statements and, with Cait Alexander, answered questions.
Anita Vandenbeld moved, — That the committee proceed to the consideration of the motion moved by Emmanuella Lambropoulos on Friday, May 13, 2022.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Jenica Atwin, Fayçal El-Khoury, Leah Gazan, Marc G. Serré, Sonia Sidhu, Anita Vandenbeld — 6;
NAYS: Michelle Ferreri, Tracy Gray, Andréanne Larouche, Anna Roberts — 4.
The committee resumed consideration of the motion of Emmanuella Lambropoulos moved on Friday, May 13, 2022, which read as follows:
That the Standing Committee on the Status of Women report to the House that (a) access and availability to reproduction health services no matter where one lives in Canada, including safe and legal abortion, is a Charter right, and is ensured under the Canada Health Act, and (b) the decision to have an abortion made by women, transgender, and non-binary individuals for any reason, is their freedom of choice and theirs alone.
Debate arose thereon.
A point of order was raised regarding which member should have the floor.
RULING BY THE CHAIR
The Chair ruled that the floor be given to Michelle Ferreri.
Whereupon, Jenica Atwin 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: Michelle Ferreri, Tracy Gray, Anna Roberts — 3;
NAYS: Jenica Atwin, Fayçal El-Khoury, Leah Gazan, Marc G. Serré, Sonia Sidhu, Anita Vandenbeld — 6.
The debate on the motion of Emmanuella Lambropoulos continued.
At 12:08 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 12:09 p.m., the meeting resumed.
The debate on the motion of Emmanuella Lambropoulos continued.
Michelle Ferreri gave notice of the following motion:
That the committee hold four more meetings on the impact of violent crime against women and reports to the House.
The debate on the motion of Emmanuella Lambropoulos continued.
Tracy Gray moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Michelle Ferreri, Tracy Gray, Andréanne Larouche, Anna Roberts — 4;
NAYS: Jenica Atwin, Fayçal El-Khoury, Leah Gazan, Marc G. Serré, Sonia Sidhu, Anita Vandenbeld — 6.
The debate on the motion of Emmanuella Lambropoulos continued.
On motion of Anna Roberts, it was agreed, — That the committee do now adjourn.
At 12:39 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.