Evidence of meeting #4 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was program.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
There was a suggestion that was made that perhaps the staff of the steering committee could come. That would essentially be one member from each party.
Maybe the witnesses can help us decide. What is the maximum cap that you would be able to accommodate on this tour, so that we could figure this out?
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services
Usually for these types of tours, up to 30 is quite manageable. When you start to extend beyond that, it becomes difficult to manage, and there are some health and safety considerations to take into account. We're not deep into construction at this point, but there are still some considerations to keep in mind.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
My understanding originally was that it was a lot smaller than that, about 20. I think with 30 we might be able to accommodate a lot more, so we'll circulate an email and figure that out. Thirty might not be a problem at all, because right now with the committee members, even with the two absences, the analysts, the clerk and the translators, we have about 15, and then if we were to have the staff, I think we could....potentially our group would be 30. We would keep it within that cap, so we'll figure that out.
Is 30 okay?
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services
We can make that work.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ruby Sahota
Okay, perfect.
I believe that's it for today.
Is everyone okay with adjourning for today?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.