Evidence of meeting #9 for Status of Women in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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NDP
The Chair NDP Hélène LeBlanc
Yes. Committee members may suggest that we hear expert witnesses they know in other countries.
Thank you, Ms. Sellah.
Ms. Truppe, you have the floor.
Conservative
Susan Truppe Conservative London North Centre, ON
Thank you, Madam Chair. I also have just a couple of questions for the clerk.
If we end up having 25 witnesses, I know we could probably use the video conference funds from the “outside Canada” if we don't utilize that. But say that we did and we're over, do you have to go back and request funding from somewhere else and bring it back here, then, if we're over our $15,000 for the video conferences and the witnesses?
The Clerk
No, the amount....
The amounts may be transferred from one item to another. We don't need to ask for additional funds. The important thing is to not go over the total amount requested here.
NDP
The Chair NDP Hélène LeBlanc
We must not spend more than $22,500, but the other amounts may be moved from one item to another. If we go beyond the $22,500 limit, we are going to have to make another request.
Conservative
Susan Truppe Conservative London North Centre, ON
Right, that's what I thought. Okay.
My final question is that I see “Working Meals (3)”, so that means that three meetings are covered. Is that correct? What happens to the rest of them after that? I guess we don't get our fruit, because I know people will be asking.
The Clerk
No, the regular snacks that we receive are not covered. They are part of another budget. This is just in case we have meetings at a different time, or we need a dinner or something to eat.
Conservative
Susan Truppe Conservative London North Centre, ON
Thanks for clarifying that. We didn't know that. Thank you.
NDP
The Chair NDP Hélène LeBlanc
Is the committee ready to adopt the budget for the study on eating disorders?
(Motion agreed to)
Conservative
Susan Truppe Conservative London North Centre, ON
I'm sorry, Madam Chair, I just have one more thing.
I'd like to make a motion to amend the routine motions to take off five minutes at the end, one from the opposition and one from the government, to reflect the two members that we each lost.
You know, with our seven minutes...the seven, seven, five, five. We need to take off five from there and five from here, and then that reflects the two that we've just lost.
NDP
The Chair NDP Hélène LeBlanc
That is a relevant remark. Since there is one less member on each side, both from the government party and the official opposition, we are going to have to amend the general rules and shorten the time limit for statements and questions to witnesses. We are going to have to shorten it by five minutes.
Conservative
February 3rd, 2014 / 3:45 p.m.
Conservative
Susan Truppe Conservative London North Centre, ON
I'd like to make a motion to amend the routine motions, to remove five minutes from each—the opposition, official opposition, and the government side—at the end of the rotation. That's the word I'm looking for.
NDP
The Chair NDP Hélène LeBlanc
This only shortens things by five minutes, and then we can start a new question period.
Is everyone in agreement with this change?
NDP
Djaouida Sellah NDP Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
May I ask for some further explanations on this? There's a point I'm not getting.
Will the five minutes be cut from the intervention time, or are we simply talking about proceedings generally?
NDP
The Chair NDP Hélène LeBlanc
The proceedings. The purpose is to be able to start a new round and to make our proceedings more representative of the members who are present. This will not shorten the meeting. We will simply have another question period after the first.
Is everyone in agreement with this change?
NDP
NDP
The Chair NDP Hélène LeBlanc
We have already reserved the room for several meetings.
Thank you.
The meeting is adjourned.