Evidence of meeting #31 for Justice and Human Rights in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cbsa.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Julie McAuley  Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada
Caroline Xavier  Director General, Corporate Secretariat Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency
Robert Borland  Counsel, Canada Border Services Agency
Craig Grimes  Chief and Advisor, Courts Program, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada
Mia Dauvergne  Senior Analyst, Policing Services Program, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada
Paula Clarke  Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Carole Morency  Acting General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Derek Lee Liberal Scarborough—Rouge River, ON

We could terminate and continue these discussions without having to get them translated--

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

We could do that in camera, but then they'd have to switch everything over. We're just winding up the meeting here.

So if you want to leave it up to me to try to find some other times when we could have a steering meeting.... But we have tried, and so far we haven't found a date that suits everybody.

5:25 p.m.

NDP

Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON

I'm available on Monday.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

Are you? Okay, then we'll schedule it for Monday.

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An hon. member

Monsieur Ménard's not there.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

Sorry, Monsieur Ménard....

Mr. Comartin is not available on Monday--that's what it says here.

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Conservative

Daniel Petit Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC

Mr. Chair, I think that Ms. Jennings' suggestion should be looked at by the steering committee, because we can deal with a matter in an hour. With matters that are a little more substantial, we need two hours. So you have to consider that possibility in your discussions, so that we can study as many bills as possible.

This is just a suggestion because I am not a member of the steering committee.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

Monsieur Petit, I think we have consensus: we're going to move to the organized crime study after we deal with Bill S-215. So I think we've got agreement on that.

In terms of the steering committee, we'll try to find a date that works. If you're saying you're available on Monday.... Monsieur Ménard's office appears now to have said no, so that was just wrong information I had here.

Monsieur Ménard, you are not available on Monday, correct?

5:25 p.m.

Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

Tuesday to Friday.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

All right, we'll try to find another date.

The meeting is adjourned.