Evidence of meeting #37 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 finance.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Gerald Schmitz  Committee Researcher
James Lee  Committee Researcher
Marc Toupin  Procedural Clerk

5:20 p.m.

NDP

Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax, NS

Agreed.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Agreed?

5:20 p.m.

NDP

Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax, NS

Yes.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

You're calling for the question?

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Ted Menzies Conservative Macleod, AB

No. Mr. Patry has a good point. How many reports is this going to generate? Who actually submits a report? If the competent minister is the Minister of International Cooperation, does she then submit the report from the finance minister?

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

No. It's the competent minister at that time for finance. For CIDA, it's “the minister”.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Ted Menzies Conservative Macleod, AB

So it's a different minister.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Mr. Patry has a point.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Ted Menzies Conservative Macleod, AB

I know he has, and there's confusion on this.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

“The minister or the competent minister shall cause to be submitted...”. That breaks it out a little better there. Do we ask the question on that?

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON

Fine.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Now can we ask the question on that?

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

You're on subclause 9(1)?

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Yes, we have to go back to it.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

I just want to know what's going on.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

This is a friendly amendment to subclause 9(1). Then we'll go back to NDP-13.

Are we in favour of the friendly amendment to subclause 9(1) as read?

5:20 p.m.

Some hon members

Yes.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Now back to NDP-13. We've debated this.

Are you ready for the question?

(Amendment agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

All right, CPC-3.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

I just want to ask a question on paragraph 9(e).

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

On 9(e)?

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

Yes, 9(e), before subclause (2).

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

All right.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

It says “a summary of the Departmental Performance Report of the Canadian International Development Agency”.

Is CIDA doing it now?

5:25 p.m.

Committee Researcher

James Lee

Yes, they have just issued the new one.