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.
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NDP
Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax, NS
Given what a long, long labour this bill has had, we should try to get it to come into force 30 days after the day on which it receives royal assent and get on with it.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Is there anyone else on debate?
(Amendment agreed to on division)
(Clause 11 as amended agreed to on division)
December 13th, 2006 / 5:45 p.m.
Conservative
Liberal
John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON
As a point of clarity, I just want to make sure that amendments NDP-4 and NDP-5 were withdrawn.
Liberal
John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON
Okay, so that's done.
Given the renovation that we put into clause 9 with respect to the competent minister and the elimination of clause 10, I think it now would be better to read paragraph 9(1)(e) as “summaries of the Departmental Performance Reports of all competent ministers” with respect to their activities of official development assistance. We've essentially put the entire reporting function right into clause 9 and eliminated clause 10. So I think it's only appropriate that all of the summaries of all of the competent ministers be put into it.
I could read that in:
summaries of the Departmental Performance Reports of all competent ministers with respect particularly to activities related to official development assistance.
That would replace the singular report of the CIDA minister.
Does that makes sense?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
All right. We'll go back to the short title.
I'll call the question on clause 1, the short title, as amended, because of this whole amendment from the NDP on the definition of “developmental assistance”. That's why we have to change that. It was the (b) part to the amendment that she brought forward.
So shall clause 1, the short title, carry as amended?
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Congratulations, Mr. McKay.
On behalf of the committee, I want to thank all of you for the hard work that we've had here in this session. Certainly as we break for this holiday season, the Christmas season, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Enjoy your time away from this place. Be safe.
Liberal
