Evidence of meeting #1 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Julia Lockhart

1 p.m.

Liberal

Larry Bagnell Liberal Yukon, YT

I have a question for the parliamentary secretary.

Given that we only have until February 12 to hear the minister on the estimates, I wonder if you had a proposed time slot for the minister to come.

1 p.m.

Conservative

Randy Kamp Conservative Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, BC

It's up to the committee to invite her. I'm not aware of her schedule, but if that's what you want to do, then you'd better get that invitation in soon.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

Is that what you're suggesting, Monsieur Blais, that the committee invite the minister?

1 p.m.

Bloc

Raynald Blais Bloc Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

Yes, and the invitation is now being extended. You are more than welcome to attend, even if a meeting of the subcommittee is scheduled Thursday morning at 11 a.m. If you put in the request to the minister immediately, she may be able to appear sooner than if we were to wait till later to ask her. I think the request can be made today.

1 p.m.

Conservative

Randy Kamp Conservative Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, BC

Tuesday or Thursday next week?

1 p.m.

Bloc

Raynald Blais Bloc Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

Yes.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

We would like to invite the minister to come at her earliest convenience is what you're suggesting. We will invite her to come next week to consider the budgetary estimates.

1 p.m.

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

The minister and her appropriate staff.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

The minister and her appropriate staff. Thank you.

With no further business to be heard today, I thank you very much for your cooperation today, gentlemen. I look forward to seeing the subcommittee on Thursday.

The meeting is adjourned.