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Evidence of meeting #63 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cuts.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #63 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cuts.
A video is available from Parliament.
10:30 a.m.
Associate Secretary, Treasury Board Secretariat
To add one thing on that matter, we test and track our own performance internally, quarterly, and that rolls up into our DPRs. We track how well we're doing against our objectives.
10:30 a.m.
NDP
The Chair NDP Pat Martin
Thank you, Mr. Wallace.
Committee members, it's 10:30. We do have a little bit of business that we need to do as a committee in camera.
John has one brief question he would like to ask, and then we'll thank our witnesses for their time.
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Just before you end this meeting, I'd like to propose my motion. Would you like me to read it?
10:30 a.m.
NDP
The Chair NDP Pat Martin
Are you just giving notice of motion at this time, or are you putting the motion on the floor?
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON
The motion reads,
That, in relation to the decision of the House of Commons to refer the Seventh Report of the Committee back to the Committee, the Committee hold at least one meeting to hear from the President of the Treasury Board in order to know which specific recommendations require “clarification and enhancement”;
10:30 a.m.
Conservative
Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON
I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.
I thought the motion was to deal with the estimates. This has nothing to do with the estimates. It has something to do with the future. If he wants to talk about that motion, I'm happy to talk about it in camera, because it's future business.
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
10:30 a.m.
Conservative
Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON
No, we assumed you were talking about the estimates, Mr. McCallum, and—
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
10:30 a.m.
NDP
The Chair NDP Pat Martin
That doesn't change the fact that I asked the clerk if it would be in order. Notice of motion had been served on this motion, I understand. The requisite 48 hours' notice has been given. I thought Mr. McCallum was going to be questioning our witnesses. He chose to use his time to put his motion, so he can finish reading his motion and we will deal with it as such.
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON
I'm almost finished.
that the Committee also consider amending the recommendations in the report; and that at the end of the meeting, it report back to the House an amended report.
That is the motion. I think it's self-explanatory, so I won't comment further except to put it on the table and propose that we accept it.
10:30 a.m.
NDP
The Chair NDP Pat Martin
We appreciate that, because we do have witnesses sitting here.
Is there any further debate on the motion?
10:30 a.m.
NDP
The Chair NDP Pat Martin
The motion to go in camera is non-debatable.
(Motion agreed to)
We will then thank our witnesses for their testimony today. It was very helpful and we appreciate the effort you've taken to help us understand the supplementary estimates (B).
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
The meeting is temporarily suspended while the witnesses leave the room.
[Proceedings continue in camera]