Subcommittee on Neurological Disease Committee on Nov. 23rd, 2010

[Patrick Brown, Conservative, Barrie, ON]

I can't do Thursdays 9 to 11 a.m.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Okay. I know.

We are scheduled for February 1. If we could be patient and do it February 1, we could do it then or we could bump something else. It's really the will of the committee.

Yes.

[Kirsty Duncan, Liberal, Etobicoke North, ON]

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I'm wondering if we might consider Mr. Malo's recommendation just because, as I said, this expert panel is meeting for the first time today and--

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Okay, just be precise: when do you want this to happen?

[Kirsty Duncan, Liberal, Etobicoke North, ON]

Within the next few weeks.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Before we break?

[Kirsty Duncan, Liberal, Etobicoke North, ON]

Absolutely.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Why don't we then do one on autism on December 9...? Or maybe we could put this on December 9 instead of autism, then do one autism before we break, and then one later on.

[Patrick Brown, Conservative, Barrie, ON]

I think Kirsty's suggestion is not to bump anything, it's just to add 45 minutes before.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Is that what you're thinking?

[Kirsty Duncan, Liberal, Etobicoke North, ON]

Yes. I'm okay with that, yes.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Okay.

So when would you like it, the 14th of December?

[Kirsty Duncan, Liberal, Etobicoke North, ON]

The 14th would be ideal.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Okay.

Are you all in agreement?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

We're going to start at 8 o'clock. Are you all going to be bright-eyed and...?

[Patrick Brown, Conservative, Barrie, ON]

We want to spend five hours with each other that day, instead of four.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

You all are going to bring me a Christmas gift, right?

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Fine wine is on the table.

[Kirsty Duncan, Liberal, Etobicoke North, ON]

I think you deserve it.

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Are we being recorded? I hope we're not.

[Luc Malo, Bloc, Verchères—Les Patriotes, QC]

We'll have wine at 8 o'clock in the morning. Yes, a good idea.

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[The Chair, Conservative, Joy Smith]

Oh, sure--you're talking to virtually a non-drinker. I'm really going to want wine at 8 o'clock in the morning. You can bring me bottled wine, and I can drink it later.