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Evidence of meeting #9 for Official Languages in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was report.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #9 for Official Languages in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was report.
A recording is available from Parliament.
9:45 a.m.
Conservative
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NDP
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
I am flexible on that point. I think that the committee members will see who the witnesses will be for Thursday or for the following Tuesday. So we could decide that we would like to meet in a room that provides for television broadcasting. However, if a minister or the Commissioner for Official Languages is to appear, then there is no reason not to be in a room with television cameras, and that should be automatic.
The icing on the cake was the fact that the cameras were pointed at us but we were not rolling. That is hard to take.
9:45 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Do you want to include “and other subject matter” in your motion?
9:45 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
The motion, then, deals with a minister and the Commissioner of Official Languages.
Are there any questions or comments? We will now vote.
All of those in favour of the motion?
(The motion carries. [See the Minutes of Proceedings])
9:45 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
We should not find ourselves in the same situation that occurred during the last meeting.
9:45 a.m.
Liberal
9:45 a.m.
Conservative
Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
Mr. Chairman, have you asked the government for a response to our report on the Court Challenges Program?
If not, could you ask the government to table a departmental response to the report on the court challenges program?
9:45 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Mr. Chong, if the committee wishes to have a response from the government, then it should make that request. If that is what you would like, then you can move a motion to that effect.
9:45 a.m.
Conservative
9:50 a.m.
Conservative
Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
Well, I move that the committee ask the department responsible to table a response to this committee's report.
9:50 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Thank you, Mr. Chong.
I am prepared to hear comments and suggestions on Mr. Chong's motion.
Mr. Godin.
9:50 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Yes. Mr. Chong moves that the government table a response to the report on the Court Challenges Program.
9:50 a.m.
NDP
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Yes, absolutely. The government must adopt the report before providing a response. That is usually how it is done.
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Conservative
9:50 a.m.
Conservative
9:50 a.m.
NDP
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Can someone tell me how we usually proceed? We table the report in the House of Commons. Is that correct?
9:50 a.m.
Conservative
Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
We're asking the executive branch of government to respond to a report from the legislative branch of government. It's normal.
9:50 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
If the committee requests it, the report includes a request for a government response. Before Mr. Chong made his suggestion, the request was not in our report. Mr. Chong is asking the government to respond.
If there are no other questions or comments, I will reread the motion.
Mr. Chong is proposing that the government respond to the committee report on the court challenges program.
Who is in favour of the motion?
