Evidence of meeting #54 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was vote.
A recording is available from Parliament.
6:05 p.m.
Liberal
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services, ADM's Office, Department of Transport
This amount makes up for what the NCC was supposed to be getting in any case.
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services, ADM's Office, Department of Transport
That is the plan, yes, but we are not there yet; that is five years away.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Right. In that case, Mr. Chairman, I withdraw my motion and I will need to check with the NCC to see whether it did in fact receive this money.
6:05 p.m.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services, ADM's Office, Department of Transport
In the main estimates, the NCC still falls under Transport Canada. The budget has been adjusted. As to whether the $23,000 are there, there are always things that are added or eliminated from a budget, from one year to the next. However, rest assured that at least this amount for $23,000 is there.
6:05 p.m.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
If this amount has already been subtracted, I don't need to subtract it myself.
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services, ADM's Office, Department of Transport
No, it's already been transferred.
6:10 p.m.
Liberal
6:10 p.m.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services, ADM's Office, Department of Transport
There is nothing else I can tell you: that's what the government decided and that is how it wanted to proceed.
6:10 p.m.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Thank you.
I will withdraw that motion since the money apparently has already been taken out, contrary to what I'd been told on May 7.
(Motion withdrawn)
6:10 p.m.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
I was just wondering, Mr. Chair, if this means that the member is now in favour of a plan for the expansion of the health care campus at the Queensway Carleton.
6:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
I think that he is not the witness here responding to questions.
Are there any other questions for the deputy minister?
All right. Then I will move to line-by-line. You'll notice that on vote 1 the total for the committee is $238,809,750. That is the total of the vote amount less the current interim supply. So that is the total that we will be voting on.
TRANSPORT Department Vote 1--Operating expenditures..........$318,413,000
(Vote 1 agreed to)
6:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
For vote 5, you see the total on the far-hand right. That is the number that's derived from the vote amount and the interim supply, $54,945,000.
TRANSPORT Department Vote 5--Capital expenditures..........$73,260,000
(Vote 5 agreed to)
6:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
For vote 10, $234,858,633 is the total after interim supply is deducted.
TRANSPORT Department Vote 10--Grants and contributions..........$313,145,000
(Vote 10 agreed to)
6:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Vote 15, $91,657,500 is the outstanding after vote 10. So that's the total.
TRANSPORT Canada Post Corporation Vote 15--Payments to the Canada Post Corporation for special purposes..........$122,210,000
(Vote 15 agreed to)
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Vote 20 is $341,478,000.
TRANSPORT Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Vote 20--Payments to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority..........$455,304,000
(Vote 20 agreed to)
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Maybe I might ask that you would carry the page, or do you want to do it vote by vote?
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Some hon. members
Carry the page.
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NDP
6:10 p.m.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
I'd move a motion that we carry the page, that we deal with it page by page.
6:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Are there questions on the second page? I guess that's where I'm at. If everybody is comfortable with that, then I think I'll ask if votes 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 shall carry.
TRANSPORT Canadian Transportation Agency Vote 25--Program expenditures..........$22,611,000 Federal Bridge Corporation Limited Vote 30--Payments to the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited..........$10,450,000 Marine Atlantic Inc. Vote 35--Payments to Marine Atlantic Inc...........$80,980,000 National Capital Commission Vote 40--Payments to the National Capital Commission for operating expenditures..........$76,226,000 Vote 45--Payments to the National Capital Commission for capital expenditures..........$17,935,000 Office of Infrastructure of Canada Vote 50--Operating expenditures..........$27,362,000
(Votes 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 agreed to)
6:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Are there any questions on votes 55, 60, 65, 70, or 75? I sound like an auctioneer here.
TRANSPORT Office of Infrastructure of Canada Vote 55--Contributions..........$1,988,017,000 Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. Vote 60--Payments to the Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. for operating expenditures..........$18,800,000 The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated Vote 65--Payments to the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc...........$65,839,000 Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Vote 70--Program expenditures..........$1,207,000 VIA Rail Canada Inc. Vote 75--Payments to VIA Rail Canada Inc...........$169,001,000
(Votes 55, 60, 65, 70, and 75 agreed to)
