There's a motion I'm going to deal with, and then we will go in camera on the reports, colleagues.
Colleagues, the first motion I want to deal with goes back to the motion we passed at the last meeting, dealing with the engagement of Dr. Ned Franks. I really didn't quite appreciate how complicated this was going to be. Anyway, according to the clerk, we now have to pass another motion with the budget presented, and that then goes to the Liaison Committee, which is meeting next Thursday.
The Liaison Committee is a committee of parliamentarians. It's chaired by Dean Allison, and it comprises the chairs of all the various House committees.
I'll read the motion in English:
That, in relation to its study of the Review of the Roles and responsibilities of the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Committee approve the proposed services contract budget in the amount of $24,965.00 for the period of November 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007 and that the Chair present the said budget request to Liaison Committee.
Attached to that motion is the actual budget. To go forward, that will have to be moved and passed by this committee. I don't want to borrow words, but I point out that we did have a fairly robust discussion on this issue the last time.