Evidence of meeting #90 for Official Languages in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was service.
A recording is available from Parliament.
5:25 p.m.
Bloc
5:25 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
You can err on the side of the budget and then say you didn't use it all, rather than err on the side of omission, because once the budget is passed, you can't ask for any more funds.
5:25 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
That's right.
So does the committee adopt this budget proposal?
(Motion agreed to)
5:25 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
Wait a minute, there's something else before we wrap up.
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the budget for the study on language obligations related to the process of staffing or making appointments to key positions, in the amount of $5,250?
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
I would like to ask the same question, Mr. Chair. Is this budget based on other experiences?
5:25 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
This study costs less because the witnesses, like the federal departments from which they come, are overwhelmingly located in the Ottawa region. That explains the difference in costs between the two studies.
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Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Public servants don't get paid when they come here, do they? There's no accommodation to pay for.
5:25 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal René Arseneault
I don't know. That's something else.
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt this budget?
(Motion agreed to)
