Evidence of meeting #23 for Official Languages in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was tests.
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Conservative
Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix, QC
We have to go a little further. We already had a list you had prepared, and another I had drawn up myself. We could perhaps sit down together, look at our witness lists, and add some if necessary.
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Liberal
Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS
Yes. However, before we do that, I would like to give all members of the committee an opportunity to suggest witnesses, this Thursday or next Tuesday, so we can begin our work.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis
Let's do that on Thursday, given that we want to proceed quickly at the beginning of next week. However, we have other lists to complete.
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Liberal
Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS
All right.
Mr. Chair, is it possible also—because we are in the middle of the planning stage—for the clerk to send a request to all of the groups that are still on the list to submit a brief in response to four questions?
Are we in agreement on the choice of questions, exactly? I think so, is that right?
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An hon. member
We have not voted.
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Conservative
Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix, QC
We have not yet voted on the four questions.
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Liberal
Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS
We could maybe get them for the meeting on Thursday.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis
The document containing the four questions has already been distributed. You have them.
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Liberal
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Liberal
Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS
My objective is simply to move forward a bit. Let's agree on the four questions. It is not necessary to do it today, but let's do it by a week from now. We should also send them to all the other groups that appear on the list that will not be appearing before us.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis
We could take 10 minutes at the beginning of the next meeting to resolve the subject of the four questions. I will ask the clerk to send you the document again, and we can look at it for 10 to 15 minutes at the beginning of the next meeting. We will delay the witness appearances, and we will take those few minutes to prepare the questions and review and adjust them.
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Liberal
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Liberal
Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS
I am afraid of wasting ten to 15 minutes that could be spent on immigration, that I submitted myself.
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Conservative
Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix, QC
I am going to make you immigrate somewhere yourself.
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Liberal
Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS
It would be a good idea to get the questions in advance. Then we would need only 5 minutes, unless someone had problems.
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Liberal
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Liberal
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Liberal
Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS
It's that we can change the world in 15 minutes.