Evidence of meeting #67 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 amendment.
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6:45 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
I assume no, but it's also way past the reporting back to the House.
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Bloc
Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC
Secondly, I'm not sure if this falls under committee business, but I would like to mention that this is the last meeting that Mathieu, my favourite political staffer, will be attending. Mathieu is leaving and starting a new job next Monday. I just wanted to thank him publicly for his excellent work and support.
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Voices
Hear, hear!
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Are we celebrating his new job or shaming him for leaving us? I'm not quite sure.
Thank you. We'll miss you, sir.
Mr. Jowhari, and then we'll go to Mr. Johns.
6:45 p.m.
Liberal
Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON
Mr. Chair, is it possible for the committee members to consider continuing the clause-by-clause on the 5th and 7th and having the departments come on the 14th, etc.? The 5th and 7th give us the opportunity to continue and finish this and mitigate all the risk, and then we have the departments coming in.
By no means is this in any way trying to push the departments up. We're one way or another supportive of either continuing on the 5th and 7th or bringing in the departments on the 5th and 7th. It's just I'm worried that we're not going to be able to get through this. The other option is the 5th and 7th with the departments, and then do another clause-by-clause, so at least we get the clause-by-clause going.
6:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
We've booked and cancelled them twice already.
I would just suggest.... We're all here tomorrow. I will find time to do a subcommittee to look at the calendar. I'll ask everyone to think about the estimates process, to do the minister only and then clause-by-clause for the second hour. I'll find time tomorrow or Friday to do a subcommittee to hammer out the schedule, acknowledging the importance of this bill, but also, I think, a rather incredibly important issue of departments refusing an order of the House.
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A voice
We're not here on Friday.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Oh, that's right. I will find time to chat with the subcommittee members tomorrow, but I'll ask you to go away with some thoughts and we'll work on some options.
Mr. Johns, was there something else? We have to adjourn because of resources.
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NDP
Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC
No. I actually like what he said there, because I want to get this bill through, but that's the only thing I agree with everybody on.
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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An hon. member
You won't agree with anything—
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Okay, we'll do the subcommittee tomorrow.
If there's nothing else, we will adjourn right now.
Thank you, colleagues.