Evidence of meeting #49 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 data.
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Liberal
Brian Murphy Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
On unauthorized undertakings, when we're back in government, we'll give you those responses.
I didn't put a time limit on it, did I?
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Liberal
Brian Murphy Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
Basically what we have here is, through volition.... I have to respect a member of the committee not answering a question that is in the air about how much will this cost. Whatever the reason, I have to respect members of committee for that; I think the chair is correct on that. There is no compelling the parliamentary secretaries—two of them—in the government to do so.
What I can't understand, Ms. Morency, is why you can't tell us what the figures are, because you know what they are. You're not disclosing a cabinet confidence, because only once it gets to cabinet does it become a cabinet confidence—
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Liberal
Brian Murphy Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
—but your department had....
Anyway, we'll leave it there, I guess.
Was that a point of order?
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Bloc
Marc Lemay Bloc Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
I have a point of order, colleagues. The vote is been called, Mr. Chairman.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Ed Fast
Yes, you had the floor, but someone indicated that the bells are ringing. Unless we have consent to continue, I will have to adjourn.
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Some hon. members
No.
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Conservative
