Evidence of meeting #18 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was estimates.
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen
He wants to bring in the officials to ask questions regarding the estimates.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen
I didn't hear it as a priority.
Mr. Savage, are you open to our waiting until after the ninth?
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Liberal
Michael Savage Liberal Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
I think it is normal that the estimates would get dealt with before we break for the summer. It seems from the discussions we've had that a lot of people don't think we're going to get the poverty report done by the summer. If I thought accelerating it would happen, I'd be fine with that.
I'm okay, too, if we schedule the first meeting past the ninth for the estimates. I'm okay with that. If you want to work on poverty until then and ask officials to come after that, that would suit me.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen
The other option, if you're open to it, would be that we present a couple of dates to the officials. Mind you, they're fairly flexible, but if they can come on the ninth but couldn't come on the fourteenth, we might want to do it that way.
Are there any other comments?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen
The bells are ringing. We are checking to learn why.
It's a vote. All right, then I have to adjourn.
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Bloc
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen
Well, it's a 30-minute bell. If it's the will of the committee, we can go a little further and finish up this discussion, so that when we come back we're right on poverty.
Is it the will of the committee that I not adjourn right at this moment?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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A voice
You already did, didn't you?
May 31st, 2010 / 3:45 p.m.
Liberal
Raymonde Folco Liberal Laval—Les Îles, QC
Well, let's not spend the time discussing whether we will or not. Let's do it.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen
I just want to know whether everyone is in agreement that we stay a couple of more minutes.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen
All right. Let's finalize, then, Mr. Savage's request that we invite the officials to come to talk about the estimates after June 9. Is that the will of the committee?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Bloc
Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC
I want to make sure I understand, Madam Chair. Are we talking of the budget of the committee or the budget of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development?
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Liberal
Raymonde Folco Liberal Laval—Les Îles, QC
We are talking of the departmental estimates, Mr. Lessard.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen
It's of the department, the main estimates for the department.
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Conservative
Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Is it the officials from the department, do I understand?