Dean Allison at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On February 8th, 2007. See this statement in context.

February 8th, 2007 / 3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Order.

Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, October 25, 2006, the committee will now resume its study of Bill C-257, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers).

I'd like to thank all of our witnesses for taking the time to be here today. This is our last day of hearings on Bill C-257. We will be bringing in department officials on February 13 and going clause-by-clause on February 14 and 15.

Again, thank you to everyone for being here. Today I'm going to start with Mr. Nicholls; then move, via video conference, to our friends from Canpotex Limited; and then I'll go all the way around. I would ask each group for seven minutes. Then we'll have one seven-minute round of questions, followed by a five-minute round. The order will be Liberal, Bloc, NDP, and Conservative. We'll try to get in two or three rounds of questions.

I'd like to start with Mr. Nicholls.

You're from Billiton Diamonds, I believe?

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