Evidence of meeting #70 for Health in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.
A recording is available from Parliament.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
Marilyn Gladu Conservative Sarnia—Lambton, ON
Thank you, Chair.
I was going to suggest that the first date after October 5 is, I believe, the week after Thanksgiving.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
Marilyn Gladu Conservative Sarnia—Lambton, ON
If the PBO is available then, my recommendation would be that we try to do it that day, and then the meetings would follow as you suggested.
4:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bill Casey
On the 19th we would have the round table, and then the next week on the 24th we would have the drafting instructions.
4:05 p.m.
Liberal
John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON
I certainly have no problem with the timing on the PBO report, but I thought there were still two meetings with witnesses that we had not yet accomplished. Was there not one on provincial-federal jurisdictions, and was there not one more on other jurisdictions? I thought we had two meetings left.
4:05 p.m.
Liberal
John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON
Okay, so we finished off all of our witnesses? That's good. We were more efficient in the spring than I remember.
I guess that's because I was away.
4:05 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
I just want to clarify that too, because one of the reasons it's confusing is that we were going to have a big constitutional lawyers meeting, and I think just about every witness that we invited did not come, so it was rather anticlimactic, if I remember.
We have the PBO, and then we have the final round table, so we have two more meetings.
Sorry, Marilyn, I was talking when you were talking, and I didn't catch it. Can you tell me what your proposal is for when we should schedule those two meetings? Is it the week after we come back?
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
Marilyn Gladu Conservative Sarnia—Lambton, ON
It's the week after we come back from Thanksgiving, but if Mr. Oliver is correct and we have other witnesses.... We have no other witnesses. Okay, then I just said see if the PBO is available and if he's available, then why don't we do it right after the week of Thanksgiving.
4:05 p.m.
Conservative
Marilyn Gladu Conservative Sarnia—Lambton, ON
That's correct. Then the final round table would be the Thursday, and then the following week would be the drafting instructions.
4:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bill Casey
The 17th we'll have the PBO, the presentation. The 19th is the round table. The 24th would be the drafting instructions.
This is a big deal this one, a big deal, so it's important.
4:05 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Can I just ask my colleagues something? Is that a little quick for the drafting instructions? I'll admit that I'm cold on this. I have to go back and review a lot. Is that quick to get into drafting instructions?
Maybe the analyst can answer. I don't want to put you on the spot again.
4:05 p.m.
Committee Researcher
No, it's fine. That was one of the hopes or objectives, I would say, of the summary of evidence, that it should at least help refresh your memories, because it does summarize the testimony along with the briefs we received and the recommendations. Hopefully, if you work your way through that, and then take some time with the PBO report, that should be....
4:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bill Casey
I just want to say thank you for doing it.
We didn't ask for this summary in advance. She anticipated our needs.
4:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bill Casey
I wasn't expecting it, so I appreciated getting it on my desk.
Mr. Davies.
4:10 p.m.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Could we maybe push the drafting instructions to the Thursday of that week, because we have two very important panels the week before. We've come right back full circle to the people who started, and then we have the PBO. That will give us a few days. Maybe we don't meet on a Tuesday, and then we meet on the Thursday for drafting instructions.