Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Nov. 1st, 2007

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON]

So if I understand correctly, Mr. Chairman, what you've just said to Mr. Proulx is that it's okay to continue submitting witnesses afterward, that we shouldn't have a time constraint on ourselves vis-à-vis Bill C-55.

[The Chair, Conservative, Gary Goodyear]

Correct.

I have to accept Mr. Proulx's comments that the bill is probably not fresh in our memories and that we may want to have another look at it. I'm not sure we need to look at it that long. As chair, I want to see the business of the committee get going here.

It would seem to me that we could submit our witness lists by Monday at 5 o'clock. However, just from looking at the nods from the left side of the table, I see that probably won't pass.

I see that I'm in a position here to get concurrence or acceptance on having the witness list, for the matter we discussed today, by Monday at 5, but I do not see agreement to submit the witness list for a continuation of Bill C-55, which we will begin on November 13. I don't see the consensus for a witness list by that date.

Is the understanding of the chair correct?

[An hon. member]

Yes.

[The Chair, Conservative, Gary Goodyear]

Is everybody clear on that then?

Colleagues, please have a nice break and a busy time in your ridings.

Madam Redman.

[Karen Redman, Liberal, Kitchener Centre, ON]

On a point of clarification, I understand that there wasn't agreement and the fact that you're balancing many issues right now, Mr. Chair, but Mr. Epp and I are on the speakers list. We would continue that at the beginning of our next meeting?

[The Chair, Conservative, Gary Goodyear]

Confirmed. That's correct.

Mr. Epp will have the floor first and then Madam Redman. We'll continue debate where we left off.

That said, this meeting is adjourned.