Evidence of meeting #3 for Health in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was million.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Morris Rosenberg  Deputy Minister, Department of Health
Robert Clarke  Assistant Deputy Minister, Infectious Disease and Emergency Preparedness Branch, Office of the Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada
Jane Billings  Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Communications and Corporate Services Branch, Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, Public Health Agency of Canada
Clerk of the Committee  Mrs. Carmen DePape

10:40 a.m.

Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

We never work like that, madame la présidente. If you don't respect the members of the committee, we won't respect you.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

We're wasting time.

With all due respect, this is what I'm trying to do: get everything done so we can finish at 11 o'clock. At your suggestion, I was instructed that we need time for the minister to conclude and for our votes.

However, what we'll do is give each person one minute and see how far that goes.

10:40 a.m.

Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

No, I'm sorry, I need a five-minute question time for the Bloc Québécois.

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Liberal

Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON

Madam Chair, you can't make this up. Give Ms. Gagnon her time.

10:40 a.m.

Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

We missed questions. It's my turn.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Madam Gagnon, we will give you one minute for a question.

10:40 a.m.

Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

You're trying to change the rules when the minister comes here.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Madam Gagnon, one minute for a question, one minute for an answer.

Madam Gagnon, go ahead.

10:40 a.m.

Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

No, I have my five minutes right away.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON

Madam Chair, you do not have that prerogative.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Excuse me—

10:40 a.m.

Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

We've never seen this at the committee. The rule was clear and it was very respectful of each other.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Madam Bennett and Madam Gagnon, I have been instructed on two things: we need to get the—

10:40 a.m.

Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

Madam Chair—

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Can I finish?

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON

No. Madam Chair, I'm challenging the chair on a point of order.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

I'm going to suspend. We'll have to do this another time.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON

No, sorry. You are the chair of this committee and you take your instructions from the committee. You take your instructions from the committee.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Excuse me, I do not want to suspend this committee, but I want to finish at 11 o'clock. So what I'd like to do is inform you—

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON

So it is five minutes for Madame Gagnon, five minutes for the Conservatives, and five minutes for Madam Wasylycia-Leis.

10:40 a.m.

A voice

We are here to ask questions of the minister.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Madame Gagnon, do you want the five minutes? Is it agreeable to the committee, so we can finish by 11 a.m., that we only have two people ask questions? I was going to try to have everyone have one quick question.

Can we agree to two questions?

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON

No. It is three. Judy needs another question too.

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A voice

And I have a question. We have time.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Excuse me, I will give—