Government Operations Committee on March 17th, 2010

Evidence of meeting #3 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was general.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Freeze on Departmental Budget Envelopes and Government Operations

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Marc-Olivier Girard

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Ms. Hall Findlay.

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Martha Hall Findlay Liberal Willowdale, ON

Mr. Chair, I would wholly endorse that as an approach.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Okay.

I believe Mr. Holder has the floor.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

Ed Holder Conservative London West, ON

You cut me off, Martha; oh, God.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I agree with Martha: table report cards four and five. I think it's appropriate that they be incorporated into this. However, it will not surprise members opposite that some of the language used in this report may not be satisfactory to members from the government side.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Just because we want to get moving, and just so that issue's dealt with, we're not discussing the contents of the report right now. We're going to proceed as was planned in terms of the timeframe.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

Ed Holder Conservative London West, ON

All right. Thank you.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Is there general consensus to move forward in the matter that we've discussed?

We're voting on the motion.

(Motion agreed to)

I just want to make members aware that Minister Day is going to be available for the first hour of the next meeting. The officials have suggested that he come on supplementary estimates (C) but also on the main estimates.

So if the committee is generally happy with that....

Ms. Coady.

March 17th, 2010 / 5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Siobhan Coady Liberal St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL

Thank you very much.

I'll go along with that, as long as we.... I reserve the right to be able to call him back. You're talking about the supplementary estimates (C) and the main estimates. It's quite a substantive amount of material, and we may not be able to get through it one hour. As a matter of fact, I would suggest we won't be able to get through it.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

Ed Holder Conservative London West, ON

On a point of order, Mr. Chair, when the bells ring, it all stops.

No disrespect to my colleague, but we're done.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Well, you'll give me some leniency today.

I think we have general consensus; there's a point of information....

The meeting is adjourned.