Evidence of meeting #1 for Status of Women in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Tamara Kronis Conservative Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC
I have a question about whether or not digital copies will normally be distributed. I'd just like to minimize the amount of paper in my life.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu
Normally, the ones that come with 48 hours' notice will come to you electronically. The other ones that come up during the discussions we're having will sometimes have been given to the clerk in advance and distributed electronically. If they're read out and they're not available as a paper record, the clerk sometimes gets them in two languages and sends them out to your P9s. That's the typical order of operations.
Are there any other questions? All right. Let's call a vote on the motion.
Do you want a recorded vote? It doesn't matter. Okay.
Is everybody ready to vote?
Conservative
Dominique Vien Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC
No, Madam Chair.
Can we take a break for two or three minutes, please?
Conservative
Tamara Kronis Conservative Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC
While we're waiting, is there time for one more question?
Conservative
Tamara Kronis Conservative Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC
Given that there were four reports—three that were drafted when instructions were given and one that was not—why are we only doing one of them?
Are there going to be four motions? Okay.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu
You can amend the existing motion to add the other reports as well.
Liberal
Emmanuella Lambropoulos Liberal Saint-Laurent, QC
If that's the will of the committee, I'm happy to do that. I asked Madame Larouche to propose the one on coercive behaviour because she was the one who presented that study in the last Parliament. That's why I wanted to give her the opportunity to do it.
The breast cancer study was very time-sensitive at the time because it was before the task force made its new recommendations. I'm not sure if it's still relevant, but we can discuss that.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu
Let's suspend and have a discussion on this. We'll come back in a couple of minutes.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu
Basically, this is the standard language that comes when you bring these things forward from one session into another, which I have seen done.
There is another motion coming on the second report that we would want to bring forward. Let's deal with this one first.
Madame Vien, do you have an amendment that you want to move?
Conservative
Dominique Vien Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC
I would like to make a small amendment to the motion so that it accurately reflects our colleague's intention. This amendment would replace “adopted” by “permitted for use in the 45th Parliament”. It would then read as follows:
…all witness testimony and briefs from the committee's 44th Parliament study on gender‑based violence and femicides against women, girls and gender diverse people be permitted for use…
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu
I think you need to make a change in English because “adopted for use” doesn't mean that you're going to continue to study. It means—
Liberal
Emmanuella Lambropoulos Liberal Saint-Laurent, QC
It's the same thing in French. It says “adopted for use”.
Conservative
Dominique Vien Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC
[Inaudible—Editor] be permitted for use. Okay.
Conservative
Tamara Kronis Conservative Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC
In that case, it would say that the analysts be “permitted” to use this evidence, as opposed to the instruction in the English...to have the language mirrored in both.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu
Is it agreed, then, that we can change those words like that?
(Amendment agreed to)
(Motion as amended agreed to)
I love this committee. That's great.
Emmanuella, do you have a second one?
Madame Larouche.
Bloc
Andréanne Larouche Bloc Shefford, QC
It concerns two studies that we've already worked on. Ms. Lambropoulos put forward the first motion, and I'll introduce the second. I did propose this study. It reads as follows:
That, given the vital work that was done by members of the committee on coercive behaviour, including hearing from 41 witnesses and receiving 35 briefs; and the committee's inability to complete the report and table it due to the dissolution of the 44th Parliament; the committee order that pursuant to Standing Order 108(2)(e), all witness testimony and briefs from the committee's 44th Parliament study on coercive behaviour be permitted for use in the 45th Parliament; and that analysts be instructed to use this evidence, briefs and drafting instructions from the previous members of the committees in drafting a report so that it may be tabled in the fall; and that pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request a comprehensive response from the government.
Conservative
The Acting Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu
Can you give the document to the Conservative members?
Thank you.
Is there any discussion on the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
Conservative
Conservative
The Acting Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu
Before we adjourn, the only thing I want to say is that you'll see—
Conservative
Bloc
Andréanne Larouche Bloc Shefford, QC
In preparation for the fall, I would just like to introduce a notice of motion. We can discuss it when we get to committee business, but I would like to get it on the record now. It reads as follows:
That the committee study how section 810 of the Criminal Code could be improved to ensure the safety of women and children; that the committee ask the Minister of Justice and his officials to appear before it;
that it then hold at least two further meetings with witnesses and that it report back to the House.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu
Excellent.
I was going to suggest to the committee that the subcommittee meet to pile on all the ideas and try to sort out what we will study in the fall. Is it too soon to do that on Wednesday? That's my question.