Evidence of meeting #73 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was care.
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5:30 p.m.
Conservative
5:30 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Dean Allison
Okay. Anyway....
Just a second. Once again, if we want to end now, the suggestion is that we talk about this on Tuesday. I have no problem setting aside half an hour. If you want to set aside an hour, I'm sure the ministers would be happy to talk for just 15 minutes.
We can set aside some time on Tuesday to either work on a plan to figure out when we're going to get to this and other business we have to move, or we can try to extend the meeting, whatever the case may be on Tuesday.
I have Mr. Lessard and then Ms. Dhalla.
5:30 p.m.
Bloc
Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC
Mr. Chairman, I think we have to set aside at least an hour. We could indeed do that on Tuesday. I agree with you, since you have to leave, along with Mr. Lake and perhaps also Ms. Dhalla. I think we must set aside an hour on Tuesday. We agree with you.
5:30 p.m.
Liberal
Ruby Dhalla Liberal Brampton—Springdale, ON
If the chair has to leave, I'd be more than willing and more than happy to take over as chair and stay here as long as necessary. I know that other members have expressed the fact that this bill is important, and I think it is important to thousands of Canadians, along with the child care advocates and organizations that have been fighting for many years with regard to this and have been here diligently throughout our process.
Perhaps it would be responsible if the subcommittee met on Tuesday prior to the meeting, if we could perhaps organize a meeting, as an option, for Tuesday morning, or we could stay today after our 5:30 meeting to try to get a game plan formulated. We could come back to the committee on Tuesday. We could go ahead with the ministers' appearances as scheduled and we could see where we could allocate, as expeditiously as possible, the rest of the committee meetings to ensure we do proper diligence on this particular bill and that we get it moved forward.
If we need to stay, I am willing to take over as chair, because I realize the chair has to leave.
5:30 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Dean Allison
Sure. I will once again also state that I'm happy to have a subcommittee meeting on Tuesday morning. That's not a problem. So if we want to go that route, we could maybe bring back some suggestions as to a way to fit it in the schedule, even if it means that maybe we talk to the ministers for an hour and we have an hour on Tuesday afternoon.
But we can discuss that at subcommittee. Is that okay?
5:30 p.m.
Liberal
Ruby Dhalla Liberal Brampton—Springdale, ON
Sure. Our subcommittee works well together and we work really quickly.
5:30 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Dean Allison
Sure. All right, then, we'll let you guys go.
This meeting is adjourned.
