HESA Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
It was agreed, — That a proposed budget in the amount of $ 4,125.00, for the study of the emergency situation facing Canadians in light of the the COVID-19 pandemic, be adopted.
At 1:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:32 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The minister made a statement and, with other witnesses, answered questions.
Jennifer O’Connell raised a point of order regarding the relevancy of the line of questioning.
RULING BY THE CHAIR
The Chair ruled that the line of questioning of Michelle Rempel Garner was outside the scope of the study.
At 2:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 2:04 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Whereupon, Michelle Rempel Garner 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: Mike Kelloway, Jennifer O'Connell, Marcus Powlowski, Sonia Sidhu, Tony Van Bynen — 5;
NAYS: John Barlow, Don Davies, Chris d'Entremont, Sébastien Lemire, Larry Maguire, Michelle Rempel Garner — 6.
At 4:03 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.