Evidence of meeting #51 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 student.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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A voice
Yes, we can do that.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
Yes, I think the witnesses do recall the requests that were made, and we appreciate your timely assistance in getting those documents to us. Thank you.
Colleagues, I'd like to move in and proceed with supplementary estimates (C) and the votes on them as quickly as possible so we can deal with some future business issues that need to be dealt with in an expedited fashion before we cut out of here.
Moving into the votes on supplementary estimates (C), pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(c), supplementary estimates (C) 2010-11, vote 1c under Privy Council; votes 5c, 8c, and 9c under Public Works and Government Services; and votes 1c, 15c, and 20c under Treasury Board, referred to the committee on Tuesday, February 8, 2011.
These are the questions I now have to ask you as a committee.
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NDP
Pat Martin NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB
Is this usually done in camera, or done in the open? I can't remember.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
It's usually done in public, I'm being assured, and if you're comfortable to proceed in that fashion, we will.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
Okay.
Shall vote 1c under Privy Council carry?
PRIVY COUNCIL
Department
Vote 1c--Program expenditures..........$1,925,476
(Vote 1c agreed to on division)
PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Department
Vote 5c--Capital expenditures..........$205,356,366
Vote 8c--Real Property Services Revolving Fund..........$1
Vote 9c--Translation Bureau Revolving Fund..........$1
(Votes 5c, 8c, and 9c agreed to on division)
TREASURY BOARD
Secretariat
Vote 1c--Program expenditures..........$8,295,109
Vote 15c--Compensation Adjustments..........$10,790,570
Vote 20c--Public Service Insurance..........$63,300,000
(Votes 1c, 15c, and 20c agreed to on division)
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The Chair
Shall the chair report the supplementary estimates (C) 2010-11 to the House?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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The Chair
Thank you, colleagues.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
I'm going to move in camera so we can have a discussion about—
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Liberal
Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS
Mr. Chairman, before we do that, I wonder if I could move the motion I've been trying to move to get dealt with here.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
Okay, we haven't moved into future business as of yet....
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Liberal
Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS
It's not future business, it's asking for information. I gave notice of this quite a while ago now, and I'd just like to get it dealt with as quickly as possible. As you'll recall, I raised it at the steering committee, and the feeling was that it should be dealt with at the full committee—
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
We'd be happy to do that.
We're going to suspend for just a minute to move in camera to deal with—
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Liberal
Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS
I'm sorry. If we're asking Public Works to provide information, which is what my motion asks for, why does that have to be in camera? It's not future business.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
It doesn't. I just think it should be together with all the other future business that we're discussing today.
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Liberal
Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS
It's not future business. It's asking for information from a department.
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Conservative
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Liberal
Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS
A motion is properly before the committee, Mr. Chairman. I did it at the last steering committee, for crying out loud.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
Yes. You do have to serve 48 hours' notice to the committee.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
I don't believe it's been circulated to committee members.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
It has apparently been served notice at the subcommittee, but it hasn't been brought to this committee to be translated and distributed—
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Liberal
Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS
Mr. Chairman, it's translated already, okay? It was sent on February 11 and was translated. It says, “Pursuant to the committee rules—”