Citizenship and Immigration Committee on May 13th, 2008

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

In the advertising of $1.6 million, I believe it is--

[Richard Fadden]

It is $1.1 million.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

$1.1 million. Is the word “C-50” mentioned anywhere in there?

[Richard Fadden]

Let me look.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

I'm sure the deputy must know the ads. At the end of the day they were okayed by the department. It was $1.1 million.

[Richard Fadden]

I know, Mr. Chairman, that we referred to legislation before Parliament; I just don't know if we used the expression “Bill C-50”.

Here it is. I have it now, if you'll give me 30 seconds.

I do not see “C-50”, Mr. Chairman.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Are all the ads identical in all the newspapers?

[Richard Fadden]

I don't know, Mr. Chairman.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Mr. Fadden, sir, your department, in which on a daily basis you are hands on--and you have your folks here with you--okayed a particular ad. Are the ads similar in all the papers? Yes or no.

[Richard Fadden]

I would say they are similar, Mr. Chairman.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Are there any words omitted from one ethnicity to another?

[Richard Fadden]

I have no idea, Mr. Chairman. I would assume not, since the objective was to provide the same information.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Would you undertake, sir, to advise this committee whether all the ads that were given out for translation were the same ads, and if all the translations were done correctly?

[Richard Fadden]

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Mr. Fadden, would you also undertake to let this committee know in how many of those papers the minister gave interviews?

[Richard Fadden]

I would be happy to ask that and report.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

As well as editorials that were written supporting the position of the department.

[Richard Fadden]

I'm not sure I understand the last part of your question.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

I'm sure you can call for the newspapers of that particular day. All the ads appeared last week. You can call the newspaper and see whether the minister gave an interview.

[Ed Komarnicki, Conservative, Souris—Moose Mountain, SK]

A point of order.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

You know, I'm sick and tired of your points of order.

And then, Mr. Chair--

[Ed Komarnicki, Conservative, Souris—Moose Mountain, SK]

A point of order means you need to stop.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

There's a point of order.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

And then, Mr. Chair—

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Order, please.

There's a point of order.