Industry Committee on June 14th, 2016

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

No, it doesn't include it.

[The Clerk]

It's just the expenses.

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

We just have to approve this. Are there any questions on the budget?

[Chandra Arya, Liberal, Nepean, ON]

Just as clarification, when we say “witness expense from Edmonton”, is it the amount we pay them to come here?

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

It's an average.

[Chandra Arya, Liberal, Nepean, ON]

Okay.

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

Are we all good?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

The budget is passed.

[Frank Baylis, Liberal, Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC]

I have a technical question about submissions.

I meet people, and they want to get in on.... Are they allowed to submit formally to the committee? Let's say I meet some other group. A few of us met people from the Public Policy Forum, and they really want to submit something. Can I tell them they have the right to submit, even if they're not witnesses?

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

Yes. That's my understanding.

[Frank Baylis, Liberal, Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC]

It's a formal submission that we will take into account. Do they have to be witnesses?

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

No.

[Frank Baylis, Liberal, Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

Is there anything else? Are we good?

[Frank Baylis, Liberal, Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC]

I have another quick question.

Is the conference board one of the witnesses coming?

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

Which conference board? We had the Conference Board of Canada.

[Frank Baylis, Liberal, Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC]

It already came. Someone else was asking me about that. That's why I'm confused.

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Dan Ruimy]

Thank you very much, and have a great day.

The meeting is adjourned.