Procedure and House Affairs Committee on March 16th, 2011

Evidence of meeting #49 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was costs.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Question of Privilege Relating to the Failure of the Government to Fully Provide the Documents as Ordered by the House

Question of Privilege Relating to the Premature Disclosure on November 18, 2010, of the Confidential Draft Report on the Prebudget Consultations of the Standing Committee on Finance by an Employee of the Member for Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar.

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Claude DeBellefeuille

Also speaking

Rob Walsh Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, House of Commons

Suzanne Legault Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada

Andrea Neill Assistant Commissioner, Complaints Resolution and Compliance, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada

Don Head Commissioner, Correctional Service of Canada

Catherine Kane Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Mel Cappe As an Individual

Alister Smith Associate Secretary, Treasury Board Secretariat

Donna Dériger Acting Senior Director, Financial Management Strategies, Costing and Charging, Financial Management Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board Secretariat

Kevin Page Parliamentary Budget Officer, Library of Parliament

Sahir Khan Assistant Parliamentary Budget Officer, Expenditure and Revenue Analysis, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Library of Parliament

Mostafa Askari Assistant Parliamentary Budget Officer, Economic and Fiscal Analysis, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Library of Parliament

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joe Preston

Or along with?

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Liberal

Scott Brison Liberal Kings—Hants, NS

I had thought that Mr. Lukiwski's amendment was that public servants will accompany the ministers.

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Conservative

Tom Lukiwski Conservative Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK

No, it was that if the ministers are not able to attend the meeting, then we invite the public officials to attend.

5:50 p.m.

Liberal

Scott Brison Liberal Kings—Hants, NS

No. We want to hear from the ministers.

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Conservative

Tom Lukiwski Conservative Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK

Okay.

Then I'll have my separate motion, Mr. Chair.

5:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joe Preston

So we'll go on Mr. Brison's motion that we request the ministers.

(Motion agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]

So we'll request the ministers.

On Mr. Lukiwski's motion, that....

5:55 p.m.

Conservative

Tom Lukiwski Conservative Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK

In the event that the minister may not be able to attend, the committee would invite the public officials to attend.

5:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joe Preston

Right.

Is there any discussion on Mr. Lukiwski's motion?

Mr. Reid.

5:55 p.m.

Conservative

Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON

This is meant as a friendly amendment. Is it either of the ministers...? It could be that one is available and the other one is not, that the public officials--

5:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joe Preston

We'll do our best to get both--

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Conservative

Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON

But it doesn't assume that both will be available or not available.

5:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joe Preston

Right.

We'll do our best. It is six o'clock on the evening before.

On Mr. Lukiwski's motion....

(Motion agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]

It passes. So let's do both. Great.

We have one more piece of committee business. For this study and another study, there has been a budget put together for staff, for the cost of our being here and the like. It is $8,950 on both of the studies.

Do I have permission from the committee to sign those?

5:55 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joe Preston

Okay. Done.

Is there anything else for the good of...?

Monsieur Godin.

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NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

I have made a request for Mr. Page to give his opinion on the.... I think we could direct the clerk to receive that information.

5:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joe Preston

Well, if Mr. Page actually sends it, that's exactly right: we'll distribute it as you requested.

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NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Thank you.

5:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joe Preston

Is there anything else today?

We'll see you all tomorrow morning, depending on what we find out on the two motions we've just moved. I'm going to leave it open.

The meeting is adjourned.