Government Operations Committee on Oct. 6th, 2022

Evidence of meeting #32 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.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Diversity in Procurement

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Robert Gordon Kitchen

Also speaking

Michael Mills Assistant Deputy Minister, Procurement Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services

Levent Ozmutlu Director General, Strategic Policy Sector, Procurement Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services

Mollie Royds Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Acquisition Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services

Clinton Lawrence-Whyte Director General, Procurement Assistance Canada, Department of Public Works and Government Services

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Paul Cardegna

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen

Okay. Thank you.

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Conservative

Ben Lobb Conservative Huron—Bruce, ON

I have a pretty important intervention here.

I just want to know if Mr. Housefather is doing this legal work pro bono today or if it's billable, and if so who he's billing it to.

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Liberal

Anthony Housefather Liberal Mount Royal, QC

My Hockey Canada work was totally pro bono. For this one, you're going to owe me a coffee.

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Voices

Oh, oh!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen

There are no more hands up.

I'm looking at members around the room and virtually. We're all in agreement with the amendment. Is that correct?

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Is there any discussion on the motion as amended? I'm hoping not.

We're all in agreement with the motion as amended. Is that correct?

(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Thank you.

The next thing we'll go to is from Mr. Johns, but before we do, we can resume consideration of that or we can still leave it—

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NDP

Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC

We're going to do it next time.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen

Okay. We will leave that on the table.

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NDP

Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.

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Voices

Oh, oh!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen

All right.

We have two others things to follow up on. One, as you may be aware, is on the issue of travel. Ultimately, for the travel we've talked about, the clerk has to redraft the new agenda. We will be getting that out to you so that so we can resubmit it. We're talking a winter-spring time frame.

The second thing is the work plan. At this point in time, we have five studies. I'll ask around the room to make certain that members are still comfortable with the chair and the clerk coordinating and moving forward with the two studies, adding in these other amendments as we see fit, and recognizing also that we may have supplementary estimates coming in that we'll have to fit in as well.

Are you comfortable with that?

There are nods around the room. I'm seeing “yes”.

Great. Thank you very much.

With that, happy Thanksgiving. I declare the meeting adjourned.