Evidence of meeting #140 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 business.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
We figured tomorrow, because it's limited. It's just within environment.
Liberal
Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON
Yes. Just because I have to catch up on it, can it be Thursday noon?
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Wonderful. Thank you, sir.
Go ahead, Mr. Genuis, please, and then Mrs. Kusie.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Thank you, sir.
Just on the indigenous procurement study—and something Mr. Battiste said made me think of it—we can receive documents from witnesses or civil society groups who don't have the opportunity to come as witnesses. With studies I've been part of in the past, there's been an open portal for submitting written briefs. I think it would be worthwhile for this study in particular to invite written briefs. There are over 600 indigenous nations in Canada. They won't all be able to testify, of course. I wanted them all to be able to testify, but given the limited number of meetings proposed....
I assume it would be agreeable to have that portal available and to invite written briefs and incorporate them as part of our deliberations.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
I assume, as always, that we receive solicited and unsolicited briefs through the clerk or through the OGGO email address, and then they're just forwarded after translation, if they're relevant.
Is that fine with everyone?
Mrs. Kusie is next, and then we'll adjourn.
Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I was just looking for the status on the invitation to Minister Joly regarding the Global Affairs Canada property portfolio.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Yes. We invited two witnesses. Ms. Nicholson is one, and I think she's agreed to come in two weeks' time, on October 3.
Minister Joly was not available for our regular OGGO sitting times. We've advised the clerk to go back and ask for alternative dates around the OGGO times. If necessary, we'll add in an OGGO meeting. We have not heard back. We communicated this again yesterday and we have not heard anything back, but I'm hoping we can find a date.
However, we haven't heard back from Global Affairs.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
This is just to reiterate that the committee voted to ask Minister Joly to come. We can, I suspect, be available at any time. I know she's been in Ottawa. She's been in the House. She's here. She's in town.
We have important questions to ask. It would be a big surprise to me if a minister who's been invited by a committee, who's in Ottawa and who's available.... When we're extending the maximum flexibility, I sure hope she appears before Thanksgiving, as we've proposed.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
I assure you that your humble chair and your humble clerk are on it, and that we've extended all available considerations to Global Affairs.
With that, colleagues, thank you very much for today. There were wonderful questions.
We are adjourned.