Evidence of meeting #47 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was standard.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Graham Rae Dulmage  Director, Standards Department, Government Relations Office and External Affairs, ULC Standards and Underwriters Laboratories of Canada
Jean Rousseau  Senior Director, Bureau de normalisation du Québec
Michel Girard  Vice-President, Strategy, Standards Council of Canada

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Do both of you go to represent Canada at international conferences, etc.? Who has primacy when you represent Canada?

12:55 p.m.

Vice-President, Strategy, Standards Council of Canada

Michel Girard

Well, SCC is the member body, so we are the ones coordinating the participation of Canadians at international committees. I believe CGSB has about 45 to 50 technical committee members participating in ISO committees. They do it through us, and we manage about 2,600 Canadians participating in ISO and IEC committees. CGSB is just one of the organizations that have an interest in participating.

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

It's a mouse and an elephant.

12:55 p.m.

Vice-President, Strategy, Standards Council of Canada

Michel Girard

In a sense it is.

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

I understand that the NDP has no further questions.

Mr. Butt, you're next, if you have any further questions.

Brad Butt Conservative Mississauga—Streetsville, ON

I'm good, Mr. Chairman, thank you.

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Well, then, perhaps that concludes the interest of the committee in interviewing these witnesses.

We thank you, Mr. Girard and guests, for appearing before us today.

The meeting is adjourned.