Procedure and House Affairs Committee on March 24th, 2011

[Marcel Proulx, Liberal, Hull—Aylmer, QC]

That was his echo.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

Page 2: I take the guidance of the committee here. One at a time, or can we do the page?

[David McGuinty, Liberal, Ottawa South, ON]

The page.

[Harold Albrecht, Conservative, Kitchener—Conestoga, ON]

One at a time.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

Okay. All in support of number 5?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

All in favour of number 6?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

All in favour of number 7 the way it sits?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

All those in favour of number 8 as written?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

All those in favour of number 9?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

All in favour of number 10?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

Great. Look at that: a whole page.

[Marcel Proulx, Liberal, Hull—Aylmer, QC]

In French, it was a page and a half.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

Number 11.

Monsieur Paquette.

[Pierre Paquette, Bloc, Joliette, QC]

I'd like to talk about the wording here. It refers to a “supplementary report”. Are we not actually talking about an opinion?

This is strictly technical. It says that this report contains a supplementary opinion.

[Nicolas Auclair]

Once again, we hesitated somewhat. It must have come that way from the translation service, and we left it. It's the committee report.

[Pierre Paquette, Bloc, Joliette, QC]

As a general rule, since it is part of the report, it cannot also be a report. It's an opinion.

[Nicolas Auclair]

So, it's a supplementary opinion.

[Pierre Paquette, Bloc, Joliette, QC]

Also, on the second line it has to be changed to “opinion” again.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joe Preston]

Mr. Reid, then Mr. Lukiwski.

Mr. Reid first. On that word?