Public Safety Committee on March 30th, 2010

Evidence of meeting #6 for Public Safety and National Security in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was farms.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Prison Farm Closures and Food Provisionment

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Dianne Dowling President, National Farmers Union, Local 316, As an Individual

John Leeman LifeLine InReach worker and Ex-lifer Farm Program Participant, As an Individual

Bill Flanagan Dean, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, As an Individual

Pauline Lally Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, As an Individual

Bridget Doherty Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, As an Individual

John Edmunds National President, Union of Solicitor General Employees

Larry McDermott Former Rural Forum Chair, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, As an Individual

Dave Perry Agribusiness Instructor for the Abattoir, CORCAN Agribusiness, Pittsburgh Institution, Correctional Service Canada

Ron Amey Acting Production Supervisor, CORCAN Agribusiness, Frontenac Institution, Correctional Service Canada

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

I know. I didn't expect this to happen.

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Conservative

Dave MacKenzie Conservative Oxford, ON

I think we should adjourn this meeting, because I think what's happening here is just inappropriate .

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

I was just going to have a consensus here. Is there consensus that we spend the last 15 minutes on this?

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Some hon. members

Yes.

No.

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Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

Mr. Chair, I'll move a motion that we spend the last 15 minutes of the next meeting to deal with the motion presented by Mr. Kania.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

Are we just going to cut back all the rest of the witnesses, then?

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Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

Well, we have an hour and 45 minutes. It's the 18th hour of studying this issue. I think we can afford 15 minutes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

I'll try to get the schedule amended.

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NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

I'll call the question on that, Mr. Chair.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

Okay. The question has been called. All those in favour?

(Motion agreed to)

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

Thank you to all the witnesses. I'm sorry that you had to endure some of the inside battles here at the committee, but I thank you all very much.

This meeting stands adjourned.