Evidence of meeting #44 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was audit.
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Conservative
Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Yes. I did make an error.
I move that we invite the minister and deputy minister to attend the meeting of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in the week of either April 3 or April 10 to report on the commitments that were made subsequent to the commissioner's report.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
Is there any discussion on this particular motion?
That's a two-week period you put out there.
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
What if they're not available either of those two weeks? Sorry, I don't mean to help you write your motion but—
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Liberal
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Liberal
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Conservative
Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
It is to request both the minister and deputy minister. It will depend on their schedules which of them may be able to attend.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
Is there any further discussion? Then we'll proceed with the vote.
Ms. Jordan.
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Liberal
Bernadette Jordan Liberal South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
If the schedule doesn't allow for one but the other, is it okay to just bring one?
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Conservative
Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
The committee would be able to say yes to either one or the other, or both.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
Are you requesting, Ms. Jordan, that he change his motion to reflect that, or are you okay with the current wording?
Ms. Jordan, then Mr. Doherty.
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Liberal
Bernadette Jordan Liberal South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
I would prefer that the motion reflected that if the minister is not able to attend, the deputy minister would still attend.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
Would you like to read that again, sir, with the amendment, with the absence of the minister, to include the deputy minister?
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Conservative
Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
I move that the committee request the minister and the deputy minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to attend, either one or preferably both, during the first two weeks of April 2017, or as soon as possible afterwards, to report on the commitments made to the report of the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development.
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Liberal
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The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Thomas Bigelow
Mr. Arnold moves that the committee invite the minister and deputy minister, or in the absence or unavailability of the minister, one or the other, to attend during the weeks of April 3rd or 10th, 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter to report on the commitments made in the environment commissioner's report.
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Scott Simms
So it's “In response to the commissioner's report dated October 2016”, to be more specific.
Is everybody okay with the motion as just read by our clerk?
(Motion agreed to)
It's unanimous; therefore, it is passed.
Before we break, I want to thank our guests for coming in. It's very kind of you, of course. From the Auditor General's Office and the environment commissioner, and of course Mr. Stringer and our friends from the department, thank you again.
We're going to break for a few minutes because we're going in camera. At that point only my colleagues, MPs, and their staff will be in the room.
[Proceedings continue in camera].
