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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 2

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 8:46 a.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Robert Aubin, Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Royal Galipeau, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Dan Harris, Guy Lauzon, Costas Menegakis, Élaine Michaud, Bernard Trottier and John Weston.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lucie Lecomte, Analyst.

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

It was agreed, — That the Committee resume the debate on the motion moved by Royal Galipeau during the meeting on June 16 2011, which read as follows:

“That the witnesses from any one organization shall be allowed ten (10) minutes to make their opening statement. During the questioning of witnesses there shall be allocated seven (7) minutes for the first round of questioning, and thereafter five (5) minutes shall be allocated to each questioner in the second and subsequent rounds of questioning”;

and the amendment of Mauril Bélanger, which read as follows:

“That the motion be amended by adding after the words “subsequent rounds of questioning” the following: “That the order of questions be as follows: in the first (7) seven-minute round, the order shall be: New Democrats, Liberals, and Conservatives. In the second (5) five-minute round, the order shall be: New Democrats, Conservatives, and Liberals. In the third (5) five-minute round, the order shall be: New Democrats, Conservatives, and Liberals. In the fourth (5) five-minute round, the order shall be: Conservatives, New Democrats, and Liberals”.

Dan Harris moved, — That the amendment be amended by replacing the words “In the third (5) five-minute round, the order shall be: New Democrats, Conservatives, Liberals. In the fourth (5) five-minute round, the order shall be: Conservatives, New Democrats, and Liberals” with the words “In the third (5) five-minute round, the order shall be: Conservatives, New Democrats, and Conservatives. In the fourth (5) five-minute round, the order shall be: Conservatives, New Democrats, and Liberals”.

Debate arose thereon.

By unanimous consent, Yvon Godin moved, — That the subamendment be amended, in the fourth round, by replacing the words “Conservatives, New Democrats, and Liberals” with the words “New Democrats, Conservatives, and Liberals”.

After debate, the question was put on the subamendment of Yvon Godin and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 4; NAYS: 7.

By unanimous consent, Mauril Bélanger moved, — That the subamendment be amended, in the fourth round, by replacing the words “New Democrats, Conservatives, and Liberals” with the words “New Democrats, Conservatives, Liberals, and Conservatives”.

At 9:15 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:30 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Royal Galipeau moved, — That the Committee adjourn until 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2011.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 7; NAYS: 4.

At 9:29 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Simon Larouche
Clerk of the Committee

2011/07/27 3:44 p.m.