Evidence of meeting #18 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 c-300.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Richard Steiner  Professor and Conservation Specialist, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, As an Individual
Steven Schnoor  As an Individual
Carlo Dade  Executive Director, Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL)

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Paul, I have the letter I sent out that lists everything we talked about. When the information comes in we'll make sure it gets sent out immediately to the offices. We expect it at any time.

1:05 p.m.

An hon. member

Unless it's in only one language....

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

In which case we'll have to get it translated.

Go ahead, John.

1:05 p.m.

Liberal

John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON

On May 25 you have five potential witnesses, one of which I think has already been a witness--the Chamber of Commerce. I could go back in my records.

I'm concerned about protecting that time because I want to go to clause-by-clause shortly thereafter. Will we still have a solid two hours for Bill C-300 on the 25th?

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Yes. We'll be a solid two hours and I'm suggesting that it'll probably be three hours in total so we can deal with committee business.

1:05 p.m.

Liberal

John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON

So you're putting that on with committee business? Okay--

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Depending on the witnesses, we'll either go from 10:30 to 12:30 or.... We'll make sure we have enough time to cover committee business and hear all the witnesses. If we have five witnesses, we'll have to start at 10:30 in the morning. That would be my suggestion.

1:05 p.m.

Liberal

John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON

Yes. Well, I don't know that you will, and a couple of them may come in from via video conference, which is always, as we can see, a bit a fun.

When will we have clause-by-clause?

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

That's what we'll talk about on May 25. We have to determine what we're going to do in the first part of June and we are running out of time.

1:05 p.m.

Liberal

John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON

We're running out of time--exactly.

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

So we'll see you on the 25th. The clerk will send out the notice of whether the meeting will be three hours, two and a half hours, or two hours, but it'll be at least two hours for sure.

Thank you.

The meeting is adjourned.