Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) Committee on May 31st, 2006

Evidence of meeting #17 for Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was make.

On the agenda

Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jenefer Curtis Independent Journalist, As an Individual

René Villemure President, Institut québécois d'éthique appliquée

Pierre F. Côté Former Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, As an Individual

Michel Quintal Project Manager, Institut québécois d'éthique appliquée

Paul Cantor Chairperson, Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Gordon Fyfe President and Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Assunta Di Lorenzo First Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Miriam Burke

8:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Maybe you could read your motion first, before we go any further.

8:55 p.m.

Liberal

Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC

Yes. I move that this committee mandate its chair to invite a panel of former chairs of the Public Service Labour Relations Board to appear so as to answer those questions regarding Bill C-2 that Mrs. Sylvie Matteau was unable to answer, given her position of acting chairperson of said board.

8:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Okay.

8:55 p.m.

Liberal

Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC

I don't have anything else to say. We had a number of questions from all parties here, and Madam Matteau was not able to answer them because of her obligations. I'd call the question, if there's no debate.

8:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

All those in favour? Opposed?

We have six for and six against.

All right. To refer to my original statement, the chair is bound to agree with the previously agreed-upon schedule. I will therefore be voting against the motion.

(Motion negatived)

8:55 p.m.

Liberal

Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC

May I ask a question?

8:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Yes.

8:55 p.m.

Liberal

Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC

My understanding is that when we adopted the list of witnesses, we made it clear that the list could be added to.

9 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

That isn't the way I interpreted it.

On a point of order, Mr. James Moore.

9 p.m.

Conservative

Rob Moore Conservative Fundy Royal, NB

It's true that the list could be added to. You attempted to add to it right now, and it was defeated. I would suggest that there's something called the telephone, and if Madam Jennings wants to give these people a call and ask them their views, she's free to do so.

9 p.m.

Liberal

Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC

Mr. Moore, you do not want to be insulting like that.

9 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Okay. Monsieur Sauvageau, on a point of order.

9 p.m.

Conservative

Rob Moore Conservative Fundy Royal, NB

No, I know, but I mean—