Evidence of meeting #1 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Mrs. Carmen DePape

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Fair enough.

My only other question is whether we'd like to meet at 9 a.m. or at 11 a.m. and have the regular meeting follow it at noon.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB

I'm open to whatever the opposition wants.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Would there be enough time for a one-hour subcommittee meeting, and then follow it with a full meeting at 12 o'clock?

11:05 a.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

Don't look at us, look at him as to whether it's enough time.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB

That's fine; the main committee will discuss the steering committee issues, so why don't we have a steering committee from 11 to 12 and then the main committee from 12 to 1? Then we're done.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

All right.

11:05 a.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

Can we pass any motions today, Mr. Chair, concerning...?

Mr. Obhrai, Mr. Dewar, and I sent notices of motion. Is it in order now to pass a motion if we get unanimous consent?

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

All the motions that have been received are in order. My thought is that we discuss them at the steering meeting. There's a number of them, and we could bring those forward as recommendations to the committee.

Would that be all right?

11:05 a.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

Yes. That would be fine.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Is there anything else?

Thank you very much.

The meeting is adjourned.