Thank you.
Evidence of meeting #88 for Justice and Human Rights in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was c-40.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #88 for Justice and Human Rights in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was c-40.
A recording is available from Parliament.
4:20 p.m.
Conservative
Tako Van Popta Conservative Langley—Aldergrove, BC
I have a great deal of respect for you. You're a great chair, but you did not answer my question. What is the statutory deadline for the minister to appear?
4:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Lena Metlege Diab
The minister can appear at any point in time that the committee requests the minister, but in terms of the supplementary estimates, in order to go back to the House, I was told that it was last Monday.
The clerk can explain that. I think Mr. Housefather already explained it. If that is not enough, I'm sure your staff can explain it as well.
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Voices
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4:20 p.m.
Conservative
4:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Lena Metlege Diab
If you're really being honest and serious and you're not understanding, the clerk will explain. That's not a problem. We're happy to do that.
4:20 p.m.
Conservative
Tako Van Popta Conservative Langley—Aldergrove, BC
What is the statutory deadline, and what are the consequences of our having missed it?
4:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Lena Metlege Diab
There are no consequences that I'm aware of.
Go ahead, Mr. Clerk.
December 7th, 2023 / 4:20 p.m.
The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Jean-François Lafleur
On the supplementary estimates (B), the last supply day is today. We have to count backwards on this for the time limit for the committee to report the supplementary estimates (B). It would have been last Monday at Routine Proceedings, of course. That's the time frame we have, according to, I believe, Standing Order 81(5).
Secondly, since we don't know what the last supply day will be ahead of time, it's difficult to establish or to have a date on which we are absolutely sure we can report to the House.
Given that, we can always have a study on the supplementary estimates, on the subject matter. The difference between a subject matter study and the one under Standing Order 81(5) is that we cannot vote anymore on each and every credit, because they have been deemed reported to the House.
4:20 p.m.
Conservative
Tako Van Popta Conservative Langley—Aldergrove, BC
This is just for clarification. I'm not trying to be difficult.
4:20 p.m.
Conservative
Tako Van Popta Conservative Langley—Aldergrove, BC
The consequences are that, having missed the deadline, this committee is deemed to have approved the supplements.
4:20 p.m.
The Clerk
They're reported without amendments. Let's put it that way.
4:20 p.m.
Liberal
4:20 p.m.
Conservative
Tako Van Popta Conservative Langley—Aldergrove, BC
I understand that. It's just that I want to know why we missed the deadline.
4:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Lena Metlege Diab
I believe it's the opposition that decides—again, I've only been here since September 2021, and this is different from provincial—what the last opposition day is. That was decided, and it's today. We wouldn't have known that. Then you count backwards.
In any case, those dates are not within the purview of the chair of a committee.
4:20 p.m.
Conservative
Tako Van Popta Conservative Langley—Aldergrove, BC
It's in your purview to change the meeting agenda.
4:20 p.m.
Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
I think we're ready to proceed. Can we just verify who is on the speaking list as of now?
4:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Lena Metlege Diab
No one. That's it. There's no one else on the speaking list.
(On clause 2)
There are no amendments for clause 2.
4:20 p.m.
Conservative
