Justice Committee on Feb. 9th, 2012

[The Chair, Conservative, Dave MacKenzie]

Well, just give us the limit on days. If that limit is two days, then nobody can do that.

[Françoise Boivin, NDP, Gatineau, QC]

I'm told by Mr. Harris's assistant that he might have a couple, but we'll contact you, and—

[Robert Goguen, Conservative, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB]

He had said that before, that there would be two, maybe. So it's not twenty.

[Françoise Boivin, NDP, Gatineau, QC]

No, no, exactly; we agree on that.

[Robert Goguen, Conservative, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB]

We're on the same page.

[Françoise Boivin, NDP, Gatineau, QC]

Plus, we reserve the right to have people from the ministry there just to answer...since we're seeing some recommendations and so on.

[Robert Goguen, Conservative, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB]

Yes; nothing's changed.

[Françoise Boivin, NDP, Gatineau, QC]

Excellent.

[The Chair, Conservative, Dave MacKenzie]

Okay, but just tell us, is it two meetings? If it's two meetings, then the clerk is all set and he can schedule that.

[Robert Goguen, Conservative, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB]

Well, Tuesday it's the witnesses we'd agreed upon, or that you've called forth, and then on Thursday it's, as we said, Mr. Comartin's bill and possibly the two remaining witnesses for organized crime.

[The Chair, Conservative, Dave MacKenzie]

Right, and then it's two more meetings on Bill C-26?

[Robert Goguen, Conservative, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB]

Yes.

[The Chair, Conservative, Dave MacKenzie]

Then that defines it, if that's what you want.

[Robert Goguen, Conservative, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB]

That's fine with me.

[Françoise Boivin, NDP, Gatineau, QC]

I can't answer this right now. Maybe another one.... I would go for three, just in case Mr. Harris comes with those two more—

[The Chair, Conservative, Dave MacKenzie]

Okay, so you have a clause-by-clause—

[Françoise Boivin, NDP, Gatineau, QC]

Exactly. If you're including the clause-by-clause in the two meetings—

[The Chair, Conservative, Dave MacKenzie]

No, I'm not. They're just for witnesses.

[Françoise Boivin, NDP, Gatineau, QC]

Okay. Excellent.

It should be okay, but I don't want anybody to hold this against me if we have two witnesses we want to add, and we can add to the days—

[The Chair, Conservative, Dave MacKenzie]

We won't tell Mr. Harris that you said it was okay.

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[Françoise Boivin, NDP, Gatineau, QC]

Excellent.

[Robert Goguen, Conservative, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB]

Honestly, with two more witnesses—

[Françoise Boivin, NDP, Gatineau, QC]

Do you want me to start filibustering? I'd love....

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!