Evidence of meeting #21 for Justice and Human Rights in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was gaming.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Bill Rutsey  President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Gaming Association
Paul Burns  Vice-President, Public Affairs, Canadian Gaming Association
Superintendent Michel Aubin  Director General, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada
Eric Slinn  Director, Drug Branch, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Greg Bowen  Officer in Charge, National Headquarters, Human Source and Witness Protection, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ken Lamontagne  Director, Strategic Intelligence Analysis Central Bureau, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

Robert Goguen Conservative Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

I guess my only question is how critical this information is.

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

As the chair, I say somebody had better decide, because it's either that or we're not going to get a report done.

1:05 p.m.

A voice

That's a motion.

1:05 p.m.

NDP

Françoise Boivin NDP Gatineau, QC

It's either that or we write in the report that we couldn't update the data because he was.... I wouldn't write it that way, but you get my drift. Sadly, we invited him repeatedly, and he just didn't.... If that's the avenue, I still say we should compel him to come.

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Just a minute. You have to go through the chair.

There is a motion on the floor.

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

Robert Goguen Conservative Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

On the motion, I'm just reluctant to call him if nothing is going to turn on it. That's the only thing.

I don't have a crystal ball. I'm almost tempted to....

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

The motion has been seconded.

Do we have any discussion?

(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings] )

Mr. Aubin, you had a comment.

1:05 p.m.

C/Supt Michel Aubin

Mr. Chair, I had one point of clarification of my testimony.

In terms of the submarkets under illicit drugs, the actual third one is synthetic drugs. I mentioned it was pharmaceutical opiates, but it's synthetic drugs.

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Thank you very much.

I thank the panel for being here.

The meeting is adjourned.