Evidence of meeting #28 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was agreed.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Bibiane Ouellette

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

I think we should begin by dealing with the estimates so we can get that over with. Then we can move in camera to study the draft report on accrual accounting.

We're going to start with vote 95a.

CANADIAN HERITAGE Public Service Commission Vote 95a--Program expenditures..........$2,100,944

(Vote 95a agreed to)

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Shall the chair report vote 95a under Canadian Heritage to the House?

11:10 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Shall vote 1a under Governor General carry?

GOVERNOR GENERAL Vote 1a--Program expenditures..........$320,818

(Vote 1a agreed to)

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Shall the chair report vote 1a under Governor General to the House?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Shall vote 1a and vote 10a under Privy Council carry?

PRIVY COUNCIL Department Vote 1a--Program expenditures..........$16,435,412 Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Vote 10a--Program expenditures..........$1,573,856

(Votes 1a and 10a agreed to)

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Shall the chair report votes 1a and 10a under Privy Council to the House?

11:10 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Shall vote 1a under Public Works and Government Services carry?

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

Raymond Bonin Liberal Nickel Belt, ON

Could we pull it, do the others, and come back to that?

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Let's do the others then.

Do you want to wait to do all of Public Works together?

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

James Moore Conservative Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC

Why do we have to wait until the end? Let's just deal with Ms. Chow's motion. Just do it in sequence.

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

It's up to you.

Vote 5a is fine.

Mr. Moore says he wants to deal with Madame Chow's motion right away.

Please read it into the record.

November 23rd, 2006 / 11:10 a.m.

NDP

Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON

This $8.4 million is part of the administrative and the advertising cost of the universal child care benefit and--

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Read the motion, please.

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NDP

Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON

It has been circulated, I believe.

It's that vote 1a under Public Works and Government Services be reduced by $8 million--

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

Chris Warkentin Conservative Peace River, AB

That's not how it reads, Madam Chair. I believe the one that was circulated talks about $107,473. That's the one that was circulated.

11:10 a.m.

NDP

Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON

Madame Chair, to be very clear, I submitted a motion earlier that basically said to take out on page 243 of the budget estimates, Public Works and Government Services, vote 1a, the funding for the administration and delivery of the universal child care benefit to Canadian families with young children. The dollar amount is $8.437 million.

The clerk then wrote a motion of some kind--

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

Raymond Bonin Liberal Nickel Belt, ON

Point of order, Madam Chair. We're into a debate. We don't have a motion on the floor.

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Okay. What's the objection?

He had a point of order.

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Conservative

Chris Warkentin Conservative Peace River, AB

The one we circulated is different from what Olivia is reading. I just want clarification as to whether we're debating the one she circulated or the one she's now talking about.

11:10 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

It's the new corrected motion.

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON

We don't have a corrected motion.

11:10 a.m.

Conservative

Chris Warkentin Conservative Peace River, AB

Mine still says $107,473. It has nothing to do with millions of dollars.