Evidence of meeting #34 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was ensure.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Vic Toews  President of the Treasury Board
Wayne Wouters  Secretary, Treasury Board Secretariat
Charles-Antoine St-Jean  Comptroller General of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat

5:30 p.m.

President of the Treasury Board

Vic Toews

The Minister of Heritage would be able to do that for you because she was responsible as the minister.

5:30 p.m.

NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

So this isn't something the Treasury Board is willing to undertake on our behalf?

5:30 p.m.

President of the Treasury Board

Vic Toews

No. All I'm doing is offering my observations and personal experience that it seemed to me a rather odd application of the principle of solicitor-client privilege. I've never heard of that until I heard about it in that context.

5:30 p.m.

NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

All I know is there's real concern about people being denied access to their full rights because of the cancellation of this program.

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Thank you very much, Minister. Thank you for spending the time.

5:30 p.m.

President of the Treasury Board

Vic Toews

Thank you.

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

I remind the committee that there is no meeting on Thursday of this week, but there is a meeting on Tuesday with the people from the Mint. There is a meeting on the following Thursday with the Minister of Public Works.

Thank you very much.

The meeting is adjourned.