Evidence of meeting #4 for Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was marine.
A recording is available from Parliament.
1:30 p.m.
Liberal
John Aldag Liberal Cloverdale—Langley City, BC
If we are passing through Vancouver, the Gulf Islands are right there. It would be a perfect one to hit, even if we don't make it to Pacific Rim.
1:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
There are only so many hours in a day, but yes; we will have to see. We want to make the visits actually meaningful, with discussions with people, not just “hi, 'bye”. You want to be able to get in and have some good discussions and some tours and things, and that takes a good chunk of the day. Isn't that right?
1:30 p.m.
Liberal
John Aldag Liberal Cloverdale—Langley City, BC
There are some fascinating aboriginal first nations components to that marine establishment.
1:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
We are going to run out of time, if we're not careful. Cynara wants to ask a couple of quick questions.
1:30 p.m.
The Clerk
There's just one other thing to clarify. I see this trip as a site visit trip rather than public consultations The international trade committee right now is going to Montreal and Toronto. Having a committee room set up like that is not what you're looking for, is it?
1:30 p.m.
Conservative
Jim Eglinski Conservative Yellowhead, AB
I was just speaking earlier. Maybe we could then have the mayor of Jasper speak to us.
1:30 p.m.
The Clerk
Oh, right, there would be meetings with stakeholders. It just wouldn't be in a public forum.
1:30 p.m.
Conservative
1:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
We're not doing a formal committee hearing in other locations; we're just going to meet with people. Isn't that right?
Okay.
1:30 p.m.
Liberal
William Amos Liberal Pontiac, QC
The only circumstance in which I could see it as interesting and useful is in the context of the Northwest Passage. There have been proposals made for significant and multiple MPAs, national marine conservation areas. It could be quite interesting, as a hearing location for.... We haven't discussed that location—
1:30 p.m.
Conservative
1:30 p.m.
Liberal
1:30 p.m.
Liberal
William Amos Liberal Pontiac, QC
I don't think the proposals are going to be along the lines of whether it should or shouldn't happen; I think it's going to be more a question of where and how. But I think this is a really interesting opportunity for us to engage in a different way. I think that in general community meetings are probably better, for what we're trying to do.
1:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
I think you just got off the protected areas question. Well, it's somewhat involved in marine conservation.
So there's another thought. We'll add it to the mix of what we might do, depending on the time. We're going to have to chart out a timeline to see what's going to fit in.
Now we need to think about timing.
Your comments back to me when I suggested we might do it in September, because people's families have gone back to school and what have you, so that they have a little bit of time, is that you have sessions that you're already scheduling.
1:35 p.m.
Conservative
Jim Eglinski Conservative Yellowhead, AB
Our national caucus is meeting in eastern Canada, our Alberta caucus is meeting in September, and I think the Ukrainian Friendship Group... well, that doesn't affect you all anyway, so I wouldn't even worry about it. If you can't go, you can't go, I guess. It's bad for our three.
1:35 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
I had proposed the week before we come back. Most people would have done whatever they are going to do with their families and now be basically getting ramped up to come back, so I propose that we think about the week before we come back.
1:35 p.m.
The Clerk
I think September 19 is when the House comes back, but I can check.
So, are you saying the week of the 12th, or is that the week of your caucus?
1:35 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
Okay. If you're done by the 12th, what about that week? How is everybody for that week?
1:35 p.m.
NDP
1:35 p.m.
Liberal
John Aldag Liberal Cloverdale—Langley City, BC
I'm just trying to find it. It's three days in late August in rural Quebec.
1:35 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
We're looking at the 11th, 12th, 13th. We would go out on the Sunday and then we have that week. We could maybe go out on the 11th, couldn't we?
