Government Operations Committee on Sept. 29th, 2011

Evidence of meeting #7 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 office.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Annual Report 2010-2011 of the Procurement Ombudsman

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Frank Brunetta Procurement Ombudsman, Office of the Procurement Ombudsman

Janet Barrington Principal, Quality Assurance and Risk Management, Office of the Procurement Ombudsman

Janet Labelle Principal, Procurement Inquiries and Investigations, Office of the Procurement Ombudsman

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NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

No.

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Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

I think it will take 10 seconds.

So the budget that is presented in front of us, which I'll move, is for the guests that we've invited for the upcoming study. Is that not correct?

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NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Yes, it is. This is the budget for the study that we've agreed to on the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises.

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Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

I'm happy to move that then.

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NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Okay. It has been moved. Are there any speakers on the motion?

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NDP

Alexandre Boulerice NDP Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC

No, it's not on the motion, but I have a declaration to make to this committee.

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NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Oh, that's right. If we could, we'll deal with this budget and then if we could ask people to stay for one minute more, Alexandre has something he would like to say to the committee.

Hearing no other debate on the motion, the motion to approve the budget for the study on OSME, all those in favour?

(Motion agreed to)

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Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

The other piece, the report, do we need to approve that also?

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NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

I'm sorry, that's right.

For information to the committee members, your steering committee had a meeting the other day—I can't remember when it was. This is the first report of the steering committee. It has been circulated to you and we need the approval of the committee for the recommendations of the steering committee.

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Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

Right. So the steering committee just sets out the agenda up to the November break. Is that not correct?

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NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

That's correct.

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Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

Okay, thank you. I'll support that then.

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NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Is there a mover to approve the first report of the subcommittee? So moved. All those in favour?

(Motion agreed to)

Thank you.

Alexandre, you have the floor.

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NDP

Alexandre Boulerice NDP Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I would like to apologize to you, to this committee and to its members.

One of my assistants made a mistake involving the procedures and rules at the last committee meeting. The in camera rules were misunderstood and the assistant sent some trivial information.

We understood that in camera meant there would be no witnesses, not that it would not be recorded. Although we do not agree with this type of thing, what we call a gag, our respect for democratic institutions means that it will not happen again.

Thank you very much.

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Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

Thanks. That's no problem.

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NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Thank you, Alexandre.

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Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON