Information & Ethics Committee on Feb. 25th, 2009

Evidence of meeting #5 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was study.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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Committee Business

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MPs speaking

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

The motion in the last Parliament was adopted by the committee.

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Conservative

Bob Dechert Conservative Mississauga—Erindale, ON

What did it say?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

Do you want me to read it again?

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Conservative

Bob Dechert Conservative Mississauga—Erindale, ON

Yes, please.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

It reads as follows:

That the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics investigate the actions of the Conservative Party of Canada during the 2006 election, in relation to which Elections Canada has refused to reimburse Conservative candidates for certain election campaign expenses in order to determine if these actions meet the ethical standards expected of public office holders.

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Conservative

Bob Dechert Conservative Mississauga—Erindale, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

All those in favour of Madam Freeman's main motion, please raise your hands. All those opposed?

As I did in the last Parliament--I believe this study is worth doing, and I believe it's in the public interest--I'll vote in favour of the motion.

(Motion agreed to)

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Liberal