PROC Committee Meeting

The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 11:01 a.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Vice-Chair, Kevin Lamoureux, presiding.

The Committee resumed consideration of the motion of Scott Reid, — That, in relation to Orders of Reference from the House respecting Bills,

(a) the Clerk of the Committee shall, upon the Committee receiving such an Order of Reference, write to each Member who is not a member of a caucus represented on the Committee to invite those Members to file, in a letter to the Chair of the Committee, in both official languages, any amendments to the Bill, which is the subject of the said Order, which they would suggest that the Committee consider;

(b) suggested amendments filed, pursuant to paragraph (a), at least 48 hours prior to the start of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill to which the amendments relate shall be deemed to be proposed during the said consideration, provided that the Committee may, by motion, vary this deadline in respect of a given Bill; and

(c) during the clause-by-clause consideration of a Bill, the Chair shall allow a Member who filed suggested amendments, pursuant to paragraph (a), an opportunity to make brief representations in support of them.

And the Committee resumed consideration of the amendment of Kevin Lamoureux, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “who is not a member of a caucus represented on the Committee to” with the words “of the House who is not a member of the Committee and”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Kevin Lamoureux and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 0; NAYS: 6.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Brad Butt, Tom Lukiwski, Dave MacKenzie, Ted Opitz, Scott Reid, Blake Richards — 6; NAYS: David Christopherson, Nathan Cullen, Peter Julian, Nycole Turmel — 4.

The Committee resumed consideration of the motion of Nycole Turmel, — That the Committee may meet in camera only for the purpose of discussing:

(a) wages, salaries and other employee benefits;

(b) contracts and contract negotiations;

(c) labour relations and personnel matters;

(d) a draft report;

(e) briefings concerning national security; and

That all votes taken in camera be recorded in the Minutes of Proceedings, including how each member voted when recorded votes are requested.

It was agreed, — That the debate be now adjourned.

At 12:57 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.