HESA Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Peter Vaughan and Mohamed El-Demerdash made statements and, with Tania Ensor, answered questions.
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas moved, — That the Committee invite the Minister of Health, as well as officials from Health Canada and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, to appear for at least two hours on the subject of PrescribeIT, including decisions related to the continuation of funding, the termination of the program, the management of the transition, and the consequences for Quebec, within two weeks of the adoption of this motion, or at the earliest opportunity.
At 5:38 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 5:43 p.m., the meeting resumed.
Debate arose thereon.
Doug Eyolfson moved, — That the motion be amended by deleting after the words “Health Canada”, the following: “and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat”; and by deleting after the word “Quebec”, the following: “within two weeks of the adoption of this motion, or”.
Debate arose thereon.
By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the amendment be amended by deleting only the words “within two weeks of the adoption of this motion, or”.
The debate continued on the amendment of Doug Eyolfson.
After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Doug Eyolfson and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Doug Eyolfson, Jessica Fancy, Helena Jaczek, Aslam Rana, Jake Sawatzky, Sonia Sidhu — 6;
NAYS: Maxime Blanchette-Joncas, Harb Gill, Helena Konanz, Dan Mazier, Matt Strauss — 5.
The debate continued on the motion as amended.
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas moved, — That the motion be amended by adding after the word “Quebec” the following: “within one month, or”.
RULING BY THE CHAIR
The chair ruled the amendment out of order as it was moved by the mover of the main motion.
By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the amendment be considered moved by Dan Mazier.
At 6:04 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 6:11 p.m., the meeting resumed.
The debate continued on the amendment of Dan Mazier.
The question was put on the amendment of Dan Mazier and it was negatived on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Maxime Blanchette-Joncas, Harb Gill, Helena Konanz, Dan Mazier, Matt Strauss — 5;
NAYS: Doug Eyolfson, Jessica Fancy, Helena Jaczek, Aslam Rana, Jake Sawatzky, Sonia Sidhu — 6.
The debate continued on the motion as amended by Doug Eyolfson.
Doug Eyolfson moved, — That the committee do now adjourn.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Doug Eyolfson, Jessica Fancy, Helena Jaczek, Aslam Rana, Jake Sawatzky, Sonia Sidhu — 6;
NAYS: Maxime Blanchette-Joncas, Harb Gill, Helena Konanz, Dan Mazier, Matt Strauss — 5.
At 6:26 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.