Evidence of meeting #84 for Finance in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was businesses.
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5:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
We need to get it drafted.
Could we have the clerk draft such a letter and I'll pass it by the subcommittee members tomorrow in the House, just without a formal meeting?
5:30 p.m.
Some hon. members
Yes.
5:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
The bells are ringing. Can we get agreement to keep going? It's a 30-minute bell.
5:30 p.m.
NDP
5:30 p.m.
NDP
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
I would send part 4, division 1, to the trade committee; part 4, division 4, to government operations, on Shared Services Canada; and part 4, division 10, to the justice committee, on the Judges Act.
I would send division 11 to human resources, to employment and social development or something like that—the HUMA committee.
The other one was considered by my colleague.
5:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Let's work through it. Could we just get agreement or non-agreement point by point?
Part 4, division 1, deals with trade, with special import measures, and is talking about duties, to a certain extent. Is there agreement to insert that as a proposal to the trade committee?
Do you want to vote?
5:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Let's vote on it.
All those in favour of inserting part 4, division 1, and sending that section to the trade committee with the request?
(Motion negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
On part 4, division 4, which deals with Shared Services Canada, are there any comments?
5:35 p.m.
Liberal
5:35 p.m.
NDP
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
Shared Services Canada is in the purview of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. So I would say, from experience, that it's the most capable of studying the issue.
5:35 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
I think if you go to the act, Pierre, you'll see it's a fairly minor change. All it's adding is “or perform any of the duties”. It's mainly a wording change. In any event, we'll have to vote on it.
The motion is lost.
5:35 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
You voted in favour? Okay.
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
My mistake. That one is carried, so we'll send a letter there.
Part 4, division 10, has to do with the pay for the chief justice of Canada and others. That's what it is spelling out there. Is there any discussion? All those in favour of sending that to the justice committee?
(Motion negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Part 4, division 11, is on human resources. It's the special benefits and benefit periods.
Is there any discussion, any point you want to make, Pierre?
(Motion negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Okay, we'll add part 4, division 4, to the letter. We're agreed on that.
5:35 p.m.
Liberal
Jennifer O'Connell Liberal Pickering—Uxbridge, ON
Sorry, we'd like to go through the part 4 that was originally proposed.
5:35 p.m.
Liberal
Jennifer O'Connell Liberal Pickering—Uxbridge, ON
No, I'm sorry. We asked questions of clarification. We asked if we could vote on each one.
5:35 p.m.
Liberal
