Geoff Regan

[Questions on the Order Paper, May 29th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, Question No. 221 will be answered today.

[Government Response to Petitions, May 29th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to three petitions.

[Motions for Papers, May 28th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all other Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers be allowed to stand.

[Motions for Papers, May 28th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, Human Resources Development Canada's response to this motion is one of voluminous character and would have an inordinate cost and require a good deal of time to prepare and translate.

Mr. Speaker, I think you would therefore find agreement from the Minister of Labour to have this put over for debate.

[Motions for Papers, May 28th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, would you be so kind as to call Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers No. P-26 in the name of the hon. member for Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan.

Motion No. P-26

That an Order of the House do issue for copies of all documentation, including reports, minutes of meeting, notes, e-mails, advertising, memos and correspondence since January 2002 within the Department of Human Resources that relates to the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol that sets out the benefits, how the targets are to be reached and its cost to the department.

[Questions on the Order Paper, May 28th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

[Government Response to Petitions, May 28th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to three petitions.

[Supply, May 27th, 2003]

I know my colleagues across the way are not interested in hearing other arguments. They want to have their trick work and these shenanigans carry on tonight, but the point is they do not want to hear the other side of the story. We have heard from their side a number of times on their position on this matter.

The point is there is no mechanism in Standing Order 81(4)(a) for this committee to report, unlike the fact that there is a mechanism of that sort in the process for committees generally that review the estimates. Those committees report. This committee does not. To report, we would have to have votes. There is no mechanism and it is not appropriate in this case.

[Supply, May 27th, 2003]

Mr. Chair, clearly if my hon. colleagues across the way can stand on points of order, then surely the government side should be able to do so also.

Mr. Chair, in the process provided under the estimates in committees, it provides that the committee shall consider and shall report. In order to have votes in this place on matters and report, there has to be a provision providing for this committee to report. There is no provision.

[Supply, May 27th, 2003]

Mr. Chair, clearly you are entitled to give your reasons for a decision and give your decision on these matters, but I want to point out that in the provision provided for committees to consider the estimates, in the provision in section 81--