Evidence of meeting #15 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was million.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
Good.
Okay, so we need a motion on the hospitality. What's the wording of the motion?
The Clerk
“That the committee extend hospitality to the elected officials of Lac-Mégantic”.
Can we get a mover?
Liberal
Liberal
The Clerk
On the north side of Confederation Building. There's a protest by farmers. There are going to be tractors everywhere.
The Clerk
My original plan had been to suggest that you bring your bags to the lobbies and come out from question period, but we're pretty sure the Hill is going to be chockablock, and we have an out if we....
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Madam Chair, I will ask the same question I asked at the last meeting.
If there are enough seats on the bus, will staffers be able to accompany committee members, without incurring additional costs? If there isn't enough seating, then forget about it, but if there is, would this be possible under the rules of the House?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
If there's space on the bus and it's agreed upon by the committee that if any of our staff want to attend—
The Clerk
They want me to advise against it because of all sorts of other problems they see following on it.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
All right, but if there were room on the bus, seats were empty, and Mr. Berthold or I or someone else would like a staff member to attend, it would only make sense that somebody fill that seat.
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
That's a good day for your staff, madame la présidente.
Conservative
Kelly Block Conservative Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, SK
That would just be for the day. If they were coming the night before, then it would be the cost of the hotel room.
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
No, it wouldn't be. It would just be at their own expense, yes. Exactly.
Ms. Duncan, we're five minutes over.
NDP
Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
A request has been put by one of my colleagues, Pierre-Luc Dusseault, who is not asking to come on the bus. He lives in the riding next door and he wanted to meet us there. That would be very helpful to me because I know it's very much a francophone community. I do not speak French well, and I know a lot of the discussion is going to be in French.
NDP
Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
He's not asking for a hotel or bus. My understanding is it's quite common that other members can choose to join. There's not going to be any expense to us.