Procedure and House Affairs Committee on March 31st, 2014

[Tom Lukiwski, Conservative, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK]

Well, that's what I'm saying. If you guys get yours in early—

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

Look, we have to have them all in so that we can book them up.

[David Christopherson, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

Massaging the next week as to time would be the best thing. As long as we can get the same number of hours that we would have had with the kind of schedule we have this week and next, we don't care how it flows, if it allows the government to get their amendments in, because we're all for that.

[Tom Lukiwski, Conservative, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK]

Colin was just mentioning to me that maybe the solution to this is that we add an extra hour on the Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to make up that—

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

So we're getting the time in for not starting on the Monday.

[Tom Lukiwski, Conservative, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK]

Yes.

We're not opposed to what you're saying, David.

[David Christopherson, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

I know, and I'm not trying to block your deadline of the 25th. We just don't want to lose anything in the process.

[Tom Lukiwski, Conservative, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK]

I understand.

[David Christopherson, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

I hear what you're saying. You're saying the Tuesday and Wednesday. We can live with that.

[Tom Lukiwski, Conservative, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK]

If the chair and the clerk can get the number of hours extended so you have adequate time...?

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

I see one duo always doing the work and the others just telling them when to do it. It's really a unique system.

Okay, it's the 25th at noon.

Yes, Mr. Lamoureux.

[Kevin Lamoureux, Liberal, Winnipeg North, MB]

How does that impact Elections Quebec? Are we just going to sit for one hour that evening, then?

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

That was on the Monday night.

[Kevin Lamoureux, Liberal, Winnipeg North, MB]

But that's what they're saying: up to two hours for the following two days, which would mean we'd be coming together on Monday for one hour.

[David Christopherson, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

Are we going to meet on the Monday night?

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

For the Chief Electoral Officer, it's kind of when he said he was available, so—

[David Christopherson, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

So what we're going to do is meet for that one hour and then just add hours on Tuesday and Wednesday to make up for that?

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

Yes, to make up for the other.

[David Christopherson, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

So we'll have a one-hour evening session on Monday and call it a day?

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

You're okay?

[Some hon. members]

Yes.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

We had this down earlier in the day.

Tell me. On Monday, do you want evening or afternoon?

[Kevin Lamoureux, Liberal, Winnipeg North, MB]

Maybe earlier in the day, then.

[David Christopherson, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

Yes, if we can get him in the daytime.

[Tom Lukiwski, Conservative, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK]

What's the schedule like?