Canadian Heritage Committee on Jan. 30th, 2024

Evidence of meeting #106 for Canadian Heritage in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cbc.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Job Cuts Announced at CBC/Radio-Canada

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Catherine Tait President and Chief Executive Officer, CBC/Radio-Canada

Marco Dubé Chief Transformation Officer and Executive Vice-President, People and Culture, CBC/Radio-Canada

Dany Meloul Executive Vice-President, Radio-Canada, CBC/Radio-Canada

Barbara Williams Executive Vice-President, CBC, CBC/Radio-Canada

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Anyway, it's moot because the motion has not been accepted by the committee, and Ms. Thomas has called for a vote.

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

We'd like to move the motion if we're going to a recorded vote.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

We're going to a recorded vote.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

On a point of order, Madam Chair, can we circulate the motion so we can read it, please? There were questions. We haven't seen the motion in writing.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Well, you don't have to see it in writing, but maybe Ms. Thomas can read it again.

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB

You can't... It's against.... It's been called.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

Michael Coteau Liberal Don Valley East, ON

Chair, on a point of order so I can understand the process here, I think people had some other questions before we went to a vote, so is there an opportunity to ask questions or—

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

No, we're going to a vote right now. We have to record the vote for—

6:25 p.m.

Bloc

Martin Champoux Bloc Drummond, QC

I have a point of order, Madam Chair. The vote has been called.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Please, we had an opportunity to do that.

6:25 p.m.

An hon. member

There are no points of order.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Yes, there are no points of order. We're going to a vote, please. The vote has been called. I'm sorry.

6:25 p.m.

Liberal

Michael Coteau Liberal Don Valley East, ON

Just because the vote has been called doesn't mean we go right to the vote, does it? Is that how it works?

January 30th, 2024 / 6:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Michael, yes. Let's go to the vote, please. It's been called. It will be a recorded vote.

(Motion negatived: nays 7; yeas 4)

There is no consent for this motion to be discussed.

It being 30 minutes after six o'clock, we now have a hard stop for the room. I want to thank the witnesses for being here and spending two hours answering questions. I want to thank the committee for being as respectful as we could be, which I'm glad to see us doing.

This meeting is now adjourned.