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

Members speaking

Before the committee

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

Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax, NS

Agreed.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Agreed?

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?

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?

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?

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.

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?

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.

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

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

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

On 9(e)?

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

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

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

All right.

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.