Evidence of meeting #34 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 ensure.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Vic Toews  President of the Treasury Board
Wayne Wouters  Secretary, Treasury Board Secretariat
Charles-Antoine St-Jean  Comptroller General of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat

5:30 p.m.

President of the Treasury Board

Vic Toews

The Minister of Heritage would be able to do that for you because she was responsible as the minister.

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

So this isn't something the Treasury Board is willing to undertake on our behalf?

February 6th, 2007 / 5:30 p.m.

President of the Treasury Board

Vic Toews

No. All I'm doing is offering my observations and personal experience that it seemed to me a rather odd application of the principle of solicitor-client privilege. I've never heard of that until I heard about it in that context.

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

All I know is there's real concern about people being denied access to their full rights because of the cancellation of this program.

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

Thank you very much, Minister. Thank you for spending the time.

5:30 p.m.

President of the Treasury Board

Vic Toews

Thank you.

The Chair Liberal Diane Marleau

I remind the committee that there is no meeting on Thursday of this week, but there is a meeting on Tuesday with the people from the Mint. There is a meeting on the following Thursday with the Minister of Public Works.

Thank you very much.

The meeting is adjourned.