CACN Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
On motion of Lenore Zann, it was agreed, — That Geoff Regan be elected Chair of the committee.
Geoff Regan took the Chair.
On motion of Leona Alleslev, it was agreed, — That Chris Warkentin be elected Vice-Chair of the committee.
On motion of Robert Oliphant, it was agreed, — That Stéphane Bergeron be elected Vice-Chair of the committee.
On motion of Rachel Blaney, it was agreed, — That Jack Harris be elected Vice-Chair of the committee.
On motion of Todd Doherty, it was agreed, — That the meeting be televised by the House of Commons broadcasting services.
At 1:10 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:13 p.m., the sitting resumed televised.
On motion of Peter Fragiskatos, it was agreed, — That the committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the Chair, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.
Peter Fragiskatos moved, — That the subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of six members; the Chair, the three Vice-Chairs, the Parliamentary Secretary, and one other member from the government.
Dan Albas moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the word “six” with the word “five”, and by deleting the words “, the Parliamentary Secretary,”.
Debate arose thereon.
The question was put on the amendment of Dan Albas and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 6; NAYS: 5.
Robert Oliphant moved, — That the motion, as amended, be amended by adding after the words “the government” the following: “, and that the subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure work in a process of consensus decision-making”.
Stéphane Bergeron moved, — That the amendment be amended by replacing the words “a process of consensus decision-making” with the words “a spirit of collaboration”.
The question was put on the subamendment of Stéphane Bergeron and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 11; NAYS: 0.
The question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 11; NAYS: 0 and now reads as follows — That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of five members; the Chair, the three Vice-Chairs, and one other member from the government, and that the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure work in a spirit of collaboration.
On motion of Peter Fragiskatos, it was agreed, — That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive and to have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four members are present, including a member of the opposition and one member of the governement, but when travelling outside the parliamentary precinct, that the meeting begin after 15 minutes, regardless of members present.
On motion of Peter Fragiskatos, it was agreed, — That witnesses be given 10 minutes for their opening statements; that, at the discretion of the Chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated six minutes for the first questioner of each party as follows for the first round:
Conservative Party
Liberal Party
Bloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
For the second and subsequent rounds, the order and time for questioning be as follows:
Conservative Party, five minutes
Liberal Party, five minutes
Conservative Party, five minutes
Liberal Party, five minutes
Bloc Québécois, two and a half minutes
New Democratic Party, two and a half minutes.
On motion of Peter Fragiskatos, it was agreed, — That the clerk of the committee be authorized to distribute documents to members of the committee only when the documents are available in both official languages and that witnesses be advised accordingly.
On motion of Peter Fragiskatos, it was agreed, — That the clerk of the committee be authorized to make the necessary arrangements to provide working meals for the committee and its subcommittees.
On motion of Peter Fragiskatos, it was agreed, — That, if requested, reasonable travel, accommodation and living expenses be reimbursed to witnesses not exceeding two representatives per organization; provided that, in exceptional circumstances, payment for more representatives be made at the discretion of the Chair.
On motion of Peter Fragiskatos, it was agreed, — That, unless otherwise ordered, each committee member be allowed to be accompanied by one staff person at an in camera meeting and that one additional person from each House officer's office be allowed to be present.
On motion of Peter Fragiskatos, it was agreed, — That one copy of the transcript of each in camera meeting be kept in the committee clerk’s office for consultation by members of the committee or by their staff.
On motion of Peter Fragiskatos, it was agreed, — That 48 hours notice, interpreted as two nights, shall be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the committee, unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration; provided that (1) the notice be filed with the clerk of the committee no later than 4:00 p.m. (EST) from Monday to Friday; that (2) the motion be distributed to members in both official languages by the clerk on the same day the said notice was transmitted if it was received no later than the deadline hour; and that (3) notices received after the deadline hour or on non-business days be deemed to have been received during the next business day and that when the committee is travelling on official business, no substantive motions may be moved.
It was agreed, — That all meetings, other than those deemed in camera, be televised or, if that is not possible, then webcast.
Leona Alleslev moved, — That the committee invite the Ambassador of Canada to the People's Republic of China, Mr. Dominic Barton, to appear in person before the committee for a two-hour televised meeting on Monday, January 27, 2020. That Mr. Barton be given 20 minutes to update the committee on the state of relations between Canada and the People's Republic of China and that the remaining time be alloted for questions and comments from members of the committee.
Robert Oliphant moved, — That the motion be amended by deleting the words “on Monday, January 27, 2020” and by adding after the words “from members of the committee” the following: “; and that this meeting happen as soon as possible after the subcommittee has met and the full committee has appropriately been briefed by officials as determined by the committee, and subject to the scheduling by the clerk of the committee”.
At 2:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 2:49 p.m., the sitting resumed.
By unanimous consent, the motion was withdrawn.
On motion of Leona Alleslev, it was agreed, — That the subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure meet as soon as possible, and that the committee be briefed by officials prior to the appearance of the Ambassador of Canada to the People's Republic of China, and that the committee invite the Ambassador of Canada to the People's Republic of China, Mr. Dominic Barton, to appear in person before the committee for a two-hour televised meeting no later than Friday, February 7, 2020, and that Mr. Barton be given 20 minutes to update the committee on the state of relations between Canada and the People's Republic of China and that the remaining time be alloted for questions and comments from the members of the committee.
It was agreed, — That the committee observe a minute a minute of silence in memory of the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752.
At 3:13 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.