Evidence of meeting #1 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was patry.
Conservative
Peter Van Loan Conservative York—Simcoe, ON
We will have to wait until the next meeting to get it redrafted into a proper form. And I see the argument for having a human rights committee, but perhaps we're not yet there.
Bloc
Francine Lalonde Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
One good reason is that it was drafted when the Liberal Party was in power and the Conservatives were in opposition. We should verify the number of members and see if we should leave the numbers as is.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Can we ask them to redraft it and deal with that at the next meeting?
Now, because we have passed one to thirteen, this means that we have now put in place the committee, commonly known as the steering committee, otherwise the agenda and procedure committee. On that committee sits the chair, the two vice-chairs, the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a member from the New Democratic Party.
I suggest, because we have no witnesses who are available for Tuesday, that the steering committee take the time allotted to our committee on Tuesday, and they come down, they sit down, and from there we will go on to the other. Is that fair?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Moved by Mr. Van Loan, seconded by Mr. Patry.
(Motion agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Thank you for coming, folks. I look forward to working with all of you.
