Evidence of meeting #137 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was residence.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm not sure what the implication of reneging on a commitment that has been made is, whether there is a penalty involved and how much the penalty is, etc., but I think making a decision or recommendation like that would be very premature. Our position has not changed.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
September 12th, 2024 / 2:25 p.m.
Conservative
Bloc
Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC
I find it very odd to want to submit a report before the study is completed. There have been veiled threats that we, as members of this committee, will be attacked on social media because we don't agree with one party or another. Enough is enough. Let's act like adults and analyze things as a whole.
I will not give in to threats, whether baseless, tacit or totally overt. I intend to do things in their entirety, conduct a complete study and make a full analysis, as any responsible person would do. This involves taxpayers' money, and our role is to study the processes.
I don't know if it's the same in New York, but in Canada, when a sale is cancelled, it raises a legal issue. Very large amounts of money need to be paid. If that's the way it is in Canada, I imagine it's the same in New York. Therefore, before preparing a report on this, let's look at the issue in its entirety and assess each of the consequences of the decisions we are going to make, as any person responsible for public funds must do. I will not change my mind, even if I get “slagged off” on social media. I'm sorry to use that kind of language.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Thanks, Mrs. Vignola.
I see no one else on the speaking list, so we will go to a vote.
(Motion negatived: nays 7; yeas 3)
Before we adjourn, colleagues, I will mention something very quickly.
I'm sure you're all aware that our meetings are now switched to Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. for two hours. On Thursday, September 19, we are continuing, from a motion passed June 12, with McKinsey. On Tuesday we had planned to do the Canada Post review. There's kind of a hiccup there. I will advise everyone on that later today or perhaps tomorrow. The end of our Tuesday meeting is just to clear up the issue with the motion that was not very clear and that got passed regarding indigenous procurement. We'll spend hopefully about 15 minutes just to clear up that motion.
If there's nothing else, we are adjourned. Thank you, everyone.