Finance Committee on April 2nd, 2008

[Dean Del Mastro, Conservative, Peterborough, ON]

Mr. Chair, there are the bells. We have to go.

[John McCallum, Liberal, Markham—Unionville, ON]

Mr. Chair, I don't insist on April 8 or 9, but as you agreed at the beginning, I'd like a decision that we resolve this.

[Ted Menzies, Conservative, Macleod, AB]

Mr. Chair, the bells are ringing.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

I hear what you're saying with regard to a meeting next week. I believe we're going to need--

[An hon. member]

We have to schedule three hours next week. How are you going to do that?

[John McCallum, Liberal, Markham—Unionville, ON]

Can we agree that we schedule three hours at some point during next week?

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

Number one, meetings are two hours. I doubt we can do three hours. I'll have to get back to you and see what can be arranged next week.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

But if you don't do it, we lose the time.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

We will--

[An hon. member]

Should we have a motion?

[John McCallum, Liberal, Markham—Unionville, ON]

Can we have another amendment?

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

Why don't we just move that three hours be allocated?

[John McCallum, Liberal, Markham—Unionville, ON]

At some point next week.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

I will move that three hours be allocated next week--

[Ted Menzies, Conservative, Macleod, AB]

Bells, bells. Mr. Chair, adjourn the meeting.

[John McCallum, Liberal, Markham—Unionville, ON]

Mr. Chairman, it will take one minute.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

Those in favour of the motion--

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

I'm going to call the meeting adjourned, because we have made a motion and this is on the timing of it. We will see if we can get a meeting next week, but I'm not going to commit at this stage.

[John McCallum, Liberal, Markham—Unionville, ON]

Can we have a meeting of the...? What's the committee called, Massimo?

[Massimo Pacetti, Liberal, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC]

The steering committee.

[John McCallum, Liberal, Markham—Unionville, ON]

The steering committee.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

If we have to, we can.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

We have to have three hours next week. We're expecting to have it. If we don't, we'll hang you.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Merrifield]

I don't think so.

The meeting is adjourned.