Evidence of meeting #30 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was point.

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May 13th, 2008 / 5:30 p.m.

Conservative

Peter Goldring Conservative Edmonton East, AB

In that vein, if the government is in the process of preparing a response right now, I don't see how this motion can fit into it in asking for the government to jump from preparing a response to announcing proposals for the implementation. I think the first thing the government would be doing would be preparing the response to it, looking to see what is in the response to it, long before they can start announcing proposals for the implementation of it. Maybe the response is in such a fashion or such an order that they will not be able to initiate proposals for implementation.

How do we know what the position of the government is until we have the response from the government? They're in the process of preparing this response. I don't see how we can jump ahead and ask the government to implement something they haven't even responded to or they haven't thoroughly looked at and gone through, just simply because we're instructed by this committee that we're going to instruct the government to implement something they haven't even looked at yet.

I think everything is all out of order--

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Bernard Patry

I see it's 5:30; I'm going to close this discussion.

Yes, Mr. Dewar, go ahead.

5:30 p.m.

NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

I want to make sure, when we continue committee business, that this will be continued.

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Bernard Patry

This is going to be number one until the House recesses in June.

Thank you. Merci.

The meeting is adjourned.