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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 59
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 11:01 a.m. to 1:16 p.m.
Presiding
Hon. Bardish Chagger, Chair (Liberal)

• Jacques Gourde for Luc Berthold (Conservative)
• Jacques Gourde for Blaine Calkins (Conservative)
• Alain Therrien for Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois)
• Leah Taylor Roy for Mark Gerretsen (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Andre Barnes, Analyst
• Laurence Brosseau, Analyst
• Alexandre Boulerice, M.P., Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie
• Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, M.P., Lac-Saint-Jean
• Anju Dhillon, M.P., Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
• Soraya Martinez Ferrada, M.P., Hochelaga
• Marilène Gill, M.P., Manicouagan
• Hon. David Lametti, P.C., M.P., LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
• Hon. Marc Miller, P.C., M.P., Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs
• Mario Simard, M.P., Jonquière
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the committee resumed consideration of the report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec 2022.

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Marilène Gill and Mario Simard made statements and answered questions.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

Motion

Michael Cooper moved, — That the committee, in relation to its study of foreign interference in elections, beginning the week this motion is adopted, hold an additional meeting, at least two hours in length, during each House sitting week to accommodate this study, in addition to the regularly scheduled meetings of the committee.

Debate arose thereon.

• Alexandre Boulerice, M.P., Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie
• Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, M.P., Lac-Saint-Jean
• Anju Dhillon, M.P., Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
• Soraya Martinez Ferrada, M.P., Hochelaga
• Marilène Gill, M.P., Manicouagan
• Hon. David Lametti, P.C., M.P., LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
• Hon. Marc Miller, P.C., M.P., Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs
• Mario Simard, M.P., Jonquière
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the committee resumed consideration of the report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec 2022.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

Alexandre Boulerice, Anju Dhillon, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Hon. David Lametti and Hon. Marc Miller made statements and answered questions.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

Debate resumed on the motion of Michael Cooper.

Amendment

Sherry Romanado moved, — that the motion be amended by replacing the words “hold an additional meeting, at least two hours in length” with the words “add an additional hour to its regularly scheduled meetings” and by deleting the words “in addition to the regularly scheduled meetings of the committee”.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Sherry Romanado and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Rachel Blaney, Sherry Romanado, Leah Taylor Roy — 6;

NAYS: Luc Berthold, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau, Jacques Gourde, John Nater — 5.

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

YEAS: Luc Berthold, Rachel Blaney, Michael Cooper, Greg Fergus, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau, Jacques Gourde, John Nater, Sherry Romanado, Ruby Sahota, Leah Taylor Roy, Ryan Turnbull — 11;

NAYS: — 0.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That the committee, in relation to its study of foreign interference in elections, beginning the week this motion is adopted, add an additional hour to its regularly scheduled meetings during each House sitting week to accommodate this study.

At 1:16 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Miriam Burke,
Sophia Nickel
Clerks of the committee