Evidence of meeting #28 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was funding.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Colleen Swords  Deputy Minister, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Scott Stevenson  Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Operations Sector, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

I'm going to give only the same latitude as I gave to Ms. Bennett. If it's not in the estimates, we're not going to hear an answer.

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Conservative

Rob Clarke Conservative Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK

Comparing Nutrition North with the food mail program—

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Liberal

Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON

It's not in the estimates—

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Ms. Bennett, I will rule.

If you bring it—

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Colleagues, we're almost at the end of this meeting. Let's bring it back to order.

Mr. Clarke, is there something from the estimates that you would like to ask a question about?

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Conservative

Rob Clarke Conservative Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK

Yes. I'll start with these programs: Nutrition North and the food mail program. Now, what program would be better? One where you actually get food or where you get a carburetor?

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

Mr. Clarke, I think what we have evidence of is that it's time to adjourn this meeting.

We want to thank you, Ms. Swords, for being here.

We want to thank all of you for joining us and spending this afternoon with us.

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Deputy Minister, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Colleen Swords

Thank you very much.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin

The meeting is adjourned.