Oh, did I do something wrong?
Evidence of meeting #29 for Finance in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was need.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #29 for Finance in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was need.
A recording is available from Parliament.
6:10 p.m.
Chair of COVID-19 Committee, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
Oh, did I do something wrong?
6:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Down at the bottom of your unit, does it say “English” and “French”? If you have it on the English channel, it should come through as translated from French. At the bottom of the Zoom panel, you'll see “Participants”, then a little circle and then “Reactions”. Where that little circle is on “Languages”, it should say “English” and “French”.
6:10 p.m.
Chair of COVID-19 Committee, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
I am so sorry.
6:10 p.m.
Chair of COVID-19 Committee, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
I see “more”, “audio settings”, “microphone”, “select speaker”....
6:10 p.m.
Liberal
6:10 p.m.
Chair of COVID-19 Committee, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
Can you say a few things?
6:10 p.m.
Chair of COVID-19 Committee, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
Well, I understood what you said because I understood that amount of French, but I didn't hear anything in English in my ear. I should hear it, right? Is that what should happen?
6:15 p.m.
Bloc
Gabriel Ste-Marie Bloc Joliette, QC
That's right. As the chair was saying, in Zoom, there's a circle that looks like the planet Earth for interpretation. You need to choose “English”.
6:15 p.m.
Chair of COVID-19 Committee, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
I don't see that.
In the settings, it has English/French. I have English chosen.
6:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Okay, let's try it again.
You'll soon be out of time anyway, Gabriel.
6:15 p.m.
Bloc
6:15 p.m.
Chair of COVID-19 Committee, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
I know. I feel bad.
6:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
It's okay. We can go a little over time tonight, if we have to.
Go ahead, Gabriel. We'll try again.
6:15 p.m.
Bloc
Gabriel Ste-Marie Bloc Joliette, QC
Ms. Wardle, the Institut du Québec is asking that the aerospace industry be recognized as a strategic industry. In concrete terms, this means—
6:15 p.m.
Chair of COVID-19 Committee, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
It's still not coming through, even though it said English. I see a French interpreter there. Do you want to move on to the next question? Is that a problem?
6:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Oh, it's still not coming through. I think Gabriel probably has a couple of questions for you.
Just go through it in French and I'll relay it, Gabriel.
6:15 p.m.
Chair of COVID-19 Committee, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
I'm so sorry.
6:15 p.m.
Bloc
Gabriel Ste-Marie Bloc Joliette, QC
Very good. Mr. Chair, I'll ask you the question, and you can translate it for Ms. Wardle.
For the third time, the Institut du Québec is asking that the aerospace industry be recognized as a strategic industry. In concrete terms, this means that specific programs need to be developed for it and that it must not be allowed to collapse.
Does your association agree with those conclusions?
6:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Ms. Wardle, the Quebec institute is asking that aerospace be considered a strategic industry and not to let them tumble....
Yes, go ahead, Peter.
6:15 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP New Westminster—Burnaby, BC
A point of order.
Mr. Chair, I'm sorry, but it seems to me that the question should be interpreted. I'll leave it to Mr. Ste-Marie to decide that, but if the question could be asked directly, I think it would be better. Could we go back to Mr. Ste-Marie? I'm very uncomfortable with this.
6:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
I just don't want to take up a whole lot of time.
Maybe I'll go to Mr. Julian and come back to Mr. Ste-Marie. In the meantime, the technical people can talk to Ms. Wardle, as long as Peter's question isn't for her.
Go ahead, Mr. Julian, and then we'll come back to Gabriel.
6:15 p.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP New Westminster—Burnaby, BC
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I think that's the best way to proceed. Then hopefully the translation will be set by the time it comes back to Mr. Ste-Marie.
My question is for Mr. Sheppard-Buote and Ms. Formsma.
The NDP pushed for friendship centres to be here today because of the important testimony you've offered, and certainly we are completely in alignment on the issue of child care and expanding child care services.
As you so eloquently put it, the initial amount of $15 million was completely inadequate to the needs of the National Association of Friendship Centres and indigenous people living in urban centres. If there is a request to the federal government, I think it would be helpful to know the exact amount of the request. If not, can you give us an idea, in dollar terms, of what would make a difference in order to allow the National Association of Friendship Centres, which does fantastic work across the country, to continue its work and meet the challenges of COVID-19?