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Evidence of meeting #132 for Canadian Heritage in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was content.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #132 for Canadian Heritage in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was content.
A recording is available from Parliament.
1 p.m.
Chair, Copyright Committee and Members' Rights, Association nationale des éditeurs de livres
Thank you very much.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
Now we're going to do a little committee business.
I will start telling you what this is, and perhaps you can share.
We have before us a request for a budget for Bill C-369. Can you please take a look at it? When your friends come back, we can vote on it. Thank you.
Let's do this quickly, because I know people want to move on.
Go ahead, Mr. Shields.
1 p.m.
Conservative
Martin Shields Conservative Bow River, AB
Thank you.
We have tremendous video technology here, and I really appreciate our witnesses being on video technology. Are you suggesting this long list of people would need to fly here, in person?
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
I will pass it on to the clerk to answer the questions about how he organized this budget for Bill C-369.
November 22nd, 2018 / 1 p.m.
The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Graeme Truelove
It just gives the authority for that to happen. It doesn't mean that they will. The video conference option is available for them as well. Basically, this just authorizes expenses up to that amount if that's what the committee ends up choosing.
1 p.m.
Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, CPC
Madam Chair, I was expecting you to maybe provide us with some explanation for this document in front of us, because at the last meeting we reviewed the list of witnesses and the calendar, and this was not up for business. I'll give you the opportunity to comment about this request that is presented, which I must say does not reflect the conversation we had at the last meeting.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
In fact, we're backdating things a bit, if I understand correctly. This was something we didn't have time to pass on our original part of the study.
Perhaps the clerk can explain to you exactly how he reached these numbers. This is actually a bit of committee business that was put over, and we need to pass it for the people who have been here.
1 p.m.
Edmonton Centre, Lib.
No, it's already over.
We just have to do the business.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
It's for the witnesses' attendance before us, not for us to travel.
1 p.m.
NDP
Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, QC
It's already happened.
This is for what's been done already.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
Let me go back.
None of this involves travelling for us. This is backdated for the travel that's happened. There's also some anticipated, based on what's ahead.
1 p.m.
Edmonton Centre, Lib.
Madam Chair, I agree with Mr. Shields. When witnesses are prepared to come on video, it's great for them and it's great for us. I do like when people are in the room, so if they're prepared to come to Ottawa.... For some people, it's the only time in their life they're going to present to a committee—
1 p.m.
Edmonton Centre, Lib.
Thank you. That was very nice.
Wow, can I take that clip?
Some people only get one presentation to a parliamentary committee in their lives. If they want to come to Ottawa, we have the money.
1 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
Can I just put this budget to a vote so that we can give it to the clerk?
Is everyone in favour of proposed budget for Bill C-369?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
We will be judicious, I promise.
Thank you. The meeting is adjourned.