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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 5
Monday, February 7, 2022, 3:35 p.m. to 5:39 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Sean Casey, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Sonya Norris, Analyst
 
House of Commons
• Nancy Vohl, Procedural Clerk
The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

Motion

Brendan Hanley moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee, in recognition of exhaustion and burnout amongst health care professionals, undertake a study on how the federal government can facilitate the recruitment and retention of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care providers to the public health care system, including a focus on rural and northern communities; that this study be prioritized by the committee in the 44th Parliament; that the committee invite experts and representatives to appear; that the committee hold a minimum of eight meetings with witnesses on this study; that the committee present its findings and recommendations to the House; and that pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request a comprehensive response to the report by the government.

A point of order was raised as to the procedural acceptability of the proposed motion.

RULING BY THE CHAIR

The motion is in order.

Debate on the motion resumed.

Motion

Shelby Kramp-Neuman moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Andy Fillmore, Brendan Hanley, Majid Jowhari, Taleeb Noormohamed, Marcus Powlowski — 5;

NAYS: Luc Berthold, Don Davies, Stephen Ellis, Shelby Kramp-Neuman, Mike Lake, Luc Thériault — 6.

Amendment

Luc Berthold moved, — That the motion be amended by deleting the words: “That this study be prioritized by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health in the 44th Parliament”.

By unanimous consent, the amendment was withdrawn.

Amendment

Don Davies moved, — That the motion be amended by adding after the words “that the committee hold a minimum of eight meetings with witnesses on this study” the following: “and that each party be entitled to an equal amount of witnesses”.

Subamendment

Mike Lake moved, — That the amendment be amended by replacing the word “party” with the words “member of the committee”.

At 5:19 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:24 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The Chair ruled the sub-amendment out of order as it would invalidate the original intent of the amendment.

Debate on the amendment resumed.

On motion of Luc Berthold, it was agreed, — That the committee do now adjourn.

At 5:39 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Naaman Sugrue
Clerk of the Committee