Before I go to the next speaker I want to rule on a point of order raised by the hon. member for St. Albert last week.
On March 29, 2001, the 2000 annual report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission was tabled in the House of Commons. At that time the hon. member for St. Albert raised a point of order concerning the fact that copies of the report were not available for distribution, contrary to the usual practice for tabled documents.
I made a commitment to review the situation and report back to the House.
I understand that copies of the report were in fact available for distribution. However the copies of the CHRC report were packed in boxes under a second report from the commission, a report on employment equity. Employees looking for the annual reports could not immediately find them. Only after checking back with the commission did we learn about the packaging of the two reports and find the errant copies of the annual report. These were then immediately made available to members.
I apologize to hon. members for any inconvenience caused by the confusion that resulted from the simultaneous delivery of the two reports. Members will be pleased to learn that steps have been taken to avoid such a situation in the future.