Evidence of meeting #68 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was disability.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Senior Director, Economic Policy Directorate, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
Yes.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Ed Komarnicki
We'll expect it to come in, and then we'll decide from there.
Did you have a question before we leave?
NDP
Chris Charlton NDP Hamilton Mountain, ON
No, this is just to clarify.
I think it's fair enough that the research staff can certainly pull together the recommendations. I'm not sure they would know which ones have been implemented, so I'm hoping we can collaborate just a little on that.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Ed Komarnicki
Right. I think it will take a little bit of doing, but given that there was quite a bit of give and take there, I think we need to bring it to a place where we'll expect something back and we'll have a look at it and decide from there.
With that, thank you very much for presenting.
I'll suspend for a few moments, as we have some committee business to deal with.
Thank you very much.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Ed Komarnicki
I'll call the meeting back to order.
I want to deal with a couple of things that were distributed, and I'll bring them to your attention.
First of all, there's a calendar setting out where we propose to go with the study. You'll see that March 28 is on a Thursday, but Thursday will be a Friday schedule because of the Easter break. There's a couple of things we can do. The issue is that question period will be at 11 o'clock and so is our committee. We could cancel it or move it to an earlier time, like 8:45 to 10:45.
We had a bit of difficulty making this panel work and we tried to accommodate the people for the 28th. That's the only issue that the clerk has brought to my attention. Given that Thursday will be a Friday, that question period will be at 11, and of course the House will adjourn at 2:30, I doubt we would want to go later, but we might want to go earlier. Or, we may want to cancel and reschedule.
Are there any thoughts?
NDP
Chris Charlton NDP Hamilton Mountain, ON
I know it's not all about me, but if you go earlier, scrutiny of regulations meets at the same time, from 8:45 to 10:45, so I can't do both.
Liberal
Rodger Cuzner Liberal Cape Breton—Canso, NS
I'll draw on my past experience as a whip. When Thursday becomes a Friday, then Wednesday becomes a Thursday. People are going to want to be getting out on Wednesday night. That's just a fact.
I'm comfortable with cancelling that day—
Liberal
Rodger Cuzner Liberal Cape Breton—Canso, NS
It gives the researchers an opportunity to get all the work done that they've been tasked with.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Ed Komarnicki
Well, that's a fair point. I don't see any particular opposition to that idea. We'll cancel it. I know it's a bit awkward, but we'll have to try to reschedule that one for another meeting.
The other thing is the budget for this committee. I don't know if you've had a chance to review it.
Yes, Mr. Butt.
Conservative
Brad Butt Conservative Mississauga—Streetsville, ON
I have a point of clarification on the schedule.
Is our break week not the week of March 11? Why is it showing committee meetings in the week of the 11th and not the week of the 18th? Those need to be reversed, right?
Conservative
February 26th, 2013 / 12:10 p.m.
Conservative
Brad Butt Conservative Mississauga—Streetsville, ON
I'll wake up and smell the thing, as Mr. Obhrai would say.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Ed Komarnicki
All right.
Has everybody had an opportunity to look at the budget? Can we deal with it right now? If you do, I'd look for a motion to approve the budget with respect to this study, and the motion would read, “That a proposed budget in the amount of $33,800, for the study of exploring employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, be adopted.”
It is moved by Mr. McColeman and seconded by Mr. Daniel.
(Motion agreed to)
Now then, we'll move to the motions that were presented at the last meeting, which I said I would put forward to this meeting.
Yes, Mr. Daniel.
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Ed Komarnicki
We'll have a recorded vote.
(Motion agreed to: yeas 6; nays 5)
We'll just take a moment to go in camera.
[Proceedings continue in camera]
