Evidence of meeting #16 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was parliaments.
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NDP
David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
To the unanimous recommendation of the committee. It kind of matters.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Yes, we have a copy of the letter. We'll pass it around. I'm just seeing if it says what the vote was.
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Liberal
Ruby Sahota Liberal Brampton North, ON
I believe it's unanimous, from what I heard from colleagues and staff, but it's something we should look up.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Is there anyone in the room from whips' offices or anyone who knows this?
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Liberal
Ruby Sahota Liberal Brampton North, ON
It was unanimous. That's what I heard and that's what we're also hearing from other colleagues right now.
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Liberal
Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
Our staff was in the room and said that it was unanimous.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Okay, we had a member who was at the committee, and it was unanimous.
Mr. Reid, are you going to move that?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
We'll do a report that basically recommends to the House that the committee name be changed to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs in Standing Order 104(2)(a).
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
We have 15 minutes left.
One of the outstanding things we're working on is another way of dealing with conflict of interest. Did you want to speak to that, Ms. Taylor?
12:45 p.m.
Liberal
Ginette Petitpas Taylor Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
I believe that we've reached a date that we all can meet and just have an informal meeting per Mr. Reid's good suggestion last week. We've come up with, I believe, May 3. We could meet for supper and have a discussion about the policy. I can make reservations in the Parliamentary Restaurant, if that's okay with everyone.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Just as far as structure goes, this would be an informal meeting, would it?
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Liberal
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Liberal
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Liberal
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Conservative
Blake Richards Conservative Banff—Airdrie, AB
If one of us paid for it and there was an expectation that we would act differently, we would all turn down the invitation.
12:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Yes, but if we go, it would be a conflict of interest.
Great. So, we'll do that. Seven o'clock, Parliamentary Restaurant, Tuesday May 3, and bring your documents.
The next meeting is Thursday, and we have some more witnesses in the first half and and then Elections Canada on the main estimates in the second hour.
12:45 p.m.
Conservative
Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON
I don't want to move it today, I just want to draw to your attention a notice of motion that the committee invite the Minister of Democratic Institutions as well as her officials to appear before the committee to discuss the main estimates for 2016-17 sometime before the end of May. I can give that to the clerk.
12:45 p.m.
The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Joann Garbig
This committee has been referred estimates for the office of the Chief Electoral Officer for the House of Commons and for the parliamentary protective service.
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Conservative
Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON
Have you been given anything with relation to the conduct of the department, including the $10 million that is going to be allocated?
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The Clerk
No, I believe it's been referred elsewhere to a different committee.