Evidence of meeting #87 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 budget.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Yves Giroux  Parliamentary Budget Officer, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Kaitlyn Vanderwees  Analyst, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Jill Giswold  Senior Analyst, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
William Robson  Chief Executive Officer, C.D. Howe Institute

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Sure. We've agreed to the other ones. Items four and five we will resend or send out.

5:35 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

Perhaps you can send all of the five and say the first three are agreed, and the other two are outstanding.

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

We'll send them all, and hopefully agree to them very quickly. The last one was just on the Poseidon documents. It's a similar thing where PSPC had agreed to send the document, but despite our best request it has not. We wish to make it a stronger request.

5:35 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

For things like that, honestly even if you can get it to us 24 hours before, we will have a chance to review it. We'll commit to a very short conversation. We just need some time to reflect on this. I'm a slow processor.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

That's fine. As I mentioned, it's stuff we've already agreed upon, which Dalian is asking for through their lawyer.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

I agree.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

If there's nothing else....

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

Mr. Chair, can we talk about ArriveCAN and who else we're going to invite?

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Why don't I...?

Madame Vignola, go ahead.

5:40 p.m.

Bloc

Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC

Since we're on committee motions, I'll remind everyone that, on November 9, I sent a notice of motion to request the Avascent report for Lockheed's CP‑140 Aurora and Boeing's P‑8. Could we talk about that quickly? I think we have unanimous consent to—

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Just briefly, that was the sixth item today. We were just asking for the committee to issue it as an order from the committee. They have not.

5:40 p.m.

Bloc

Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC

Okay.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Are you fine waiting until the next meeting, and we'll clear it with the others?

5:40 p.m.

Bloc

Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC

Okay.

That's perfect.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Wonderful.

We're done, and we're out of resources.

Is it something really quick?

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

I just want to make sure that we add to the list of witnesses for ArriveCAN. I'm suggesting that Ms. O'Gorman and the HR labour relations officer responsible for CBSA come back, because there was lots of conversation back and forth about pilots, what they were asking for, why the contract and so on.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

I think we already agreed on Ms. O'Gorman, but if you provide the other name—

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

Our office will provide the other name because there's a lot of confusion right now around whether it was a pilot or another thing, and whether HR cancelled it or not. It would be good if we could get those coming—

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

We will do that very quickly, and then I will adjourn.

There have been other names bounced around from all parties.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

Absolutely.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

If there are others, would you please provide names to your committee lead?

Mr. Johns or Ms. Vignola, just send them forward.

Thanks, colleagues.

We're out of time, Mr. Sousa.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Charles Sousa Liberal Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON

I just want to confirm that we will have translation for a period of time. That it won't be available in terms of our issue, is that right?

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

No. There was the C.D. Howe report that he was referring to that we offered to translate, but Ms. Vignola had read it already.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Charles Sousa Liberal Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON

Is that it?

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Is there an issue, Ms. Vignola?