Well, I think what—
Evidence of meeting #43 for Health in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was general.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #43 for Health in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was general.
A recording is available from Parliament.
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
Is it that the motion be deferred until after the CDR hearings?
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON
That's right, after the hearings. It supports the intent of the motion, but it's that it take place after we've actually had the four sessions for the review.
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
The clerk is having difficulty in actually getting the wording down so that we can defer this motion, or change the wording in such a way that we would examine this.
Or are you just saying that we will ask the Auditor General to review it after we've listened to the hearings? I think that is the amendment that would be appropriate.
3:50 p.m.
The Clerk of the Committee Mrs. Carmen DePape
To write a letter to the Auditor General after the study?
3:50 p.m.
The Clerk
That's fine.
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
At least we're not prejudging before we've heard, which I think adds some credibility to it.
The discussion now is on the amendment.
Yes, Carolyn.
February 28th, 2007 / 3:50 p.m.
Liberal
3:50 p.m.
Liberal
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON
I feel, speaking to the amendment, that it means that the study's different. I think what Madame Gagnon is saying is that the study might take a different track if we knew the answer to what the Auditor General thinks about this thing.
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
I don't think we're going to get an Auditor General's report on CDR within the next month.
3:50 p.m.
Liberal
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON
Well, I still don't think there's any problem in her looking at it.
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
No, and that's fine; I don't think there's argument there. I think all we're arguing about is the timing.
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
Fair enough.
Yes, Madame Gagnon. You're speaking on the amendment, is that right?
3:50 p.m.
Bloc
Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC
Before we vote, I would like to say that The Best Medicines Coalition is very interested in the motion that I have tabled today. They deplore this situation. We must go and find out how this organization operates and obtain real answers. Mr. Chair, you know that this committee will not be given the answers. Health Canada cannot give us an answer. An independent organization manages the review. We want to find out how this independent organization spends its money, what kind of management it has, how effective it is. That is what we did with Health Canada and how we discovered certain truths that were never revealed to this committee. It is an altogether different type of inquiry.
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
Okay, we understand the position. I'm going to put the amendment to the question.
(Amendment negatived)
(Motion agreed to)
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
Steven Fletcher Conservative Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB
Can we go for a recorded vote on that?
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
Steven Fletcher Conservative Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB
Can we note that it's not unanimous?
3:55 p.m.
Conservative