Evidence of meeting #2 for Natural Resources in the 40th 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

Serge Dupont  Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Natural Resources
Cassie Doyle  Deputy Minister, Department of Natural Resources
Jim Farrell  Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We have to go to the votes now.

Thank you very much to our two witnesses, Deputy Minister Doyle and Associate Deputy Minister Dupont. Thank you very much for being here this afternoon. The information you've provided is very helpful. You can leave as you wish, and we'll carry on with the voting now on the supplementary estimates.

I will call the votes.

NATURAL RESOURCES

Department

Vote 1b—Operating expenditures and, pursuant to paragraph 29.1(2)(a) of the Financial Administration Act, authority to expend revenues received during the fiscal year from the sale of forestry and information products, and fees for research, consultation, testing, analysis, and administration services as part of the departmental operations and the payment to each member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada who is a Minister without Portfolio or a Minister of State who does not preside over a Ministry of State of a salary not to exceed the salary paid to Ministers of State who preside over Ministries of State under the Salaries Act, as adjusted pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act and pro rata for any period of less than a year – To authorize the transfer of $497,333 from Industry Vote 55, and $195,500 from National Defence Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote and to provide a further amount of..........$17,364,274

Vote 5b—The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions – To authorize the transfer of $125,000 from Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Vote 5, and $50,000 from Transport Vote 10, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote and to provide a further amount of..........$4,250,000

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Vote 15b—Program expenditures, the grants listed in the Estimates and contributions..........$3,699,268

National Energy Board

Vote 25b—Program expenditures..........$267,000

(Votes 1b, 5b, 15b and 25b agreed to)

Shall votes 1b, 5b, 15b, and 25b under Natural Resources be reported to the House?

5:20 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Thank you all very much. I appreciate all of your good questions and cooperation today.

The meeting is adjourned.