Scott Brison

[Interim Supply, March 21st, 2016]

Mr. Chair, the portions requested in the bill are intended to provide for all necessary requirements of the federal public administration up to the second supply period in the fiscal year 2016-17. In no instance is the total amount of an item being released by the bill. The form of the bill is correct, and it is the same as that eventually passed in the previous supply period.

[Interim Supply, March 21st, 2016]

moved:

That this House do concur in Interim Supply as follows:

That a sum not exceeding $26,423,271,952.24 being composed of:

(1) three twelfths ($16,107,779,167.50) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, except for those items below:

(2) eleven twelfths of the total of the amount of Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 5 and Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority Vote 1 (Schedule 1.1), of the said Estimates, $885,490,674.75;

(3) nine twelfths of the total of the amount of Office of Infrastructure of Canada Vote 5 (Schedule 1.2), of the said Estimates, $51,517,939.50;

(4) eight twelfths of the total of the amount of Justice Vote 1 (Schedule 1.3), of the said Estimates, $156,666,532.67;

(5) seven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canada Council for the Arts Vote 1, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Vote 1, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Vote 1, Employment and Social Development Vote 5 and Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 10 (Schedule 1.4), of the said Estimates, $1,239,132,300.58;

(6) six twelfths of the total of the amount of Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Vote 1, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Vote 1, Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Vote 5, Health Vote 10, Security Intelligence Review Committee Vote 1 and Statistics Canada Vote 1 (Schedule 1.5), of the said Estimates, $1,269,184,660.00;

(7) five twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Space Agency Vote 5, Citizenship and Immigration Vote 10, Industry Vote 10, Library of Parliament Vote 1, National Arts Centre Corporation Vote 1, National Battlefields Commission Vote 1 and Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 1 (Schedule 1.6), of the said Estimates, $1,052,242,466.25;

(8) four twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Vote 1, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Vote 1, Canadian Space Agency Vote 10, Environment Vote 1, Finance Vote 1, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Votes 1 and 10, Industry Vote 1, Natural Resources Vote 1, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Vote 5, Public Service Commission Vote 1, Public Works and Government Services Vote 1, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Vote 1, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Vote 5, Transport Vote 1 and Veterans Affairs Vote 1 (Schedule 1.7), of the said Estimates, $5,661,258,210.99;

be granted to Her Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

[Supplementary Estimates (C), 2015-16, March 21st, 2016]

Mr. Chair, the bill is in the correct form. Again, I want to thank the hon. member for his understanding and kindness.

[Supplementary Estimates (C), 2015-16, March 21st, 2016]

Mr. Chair, I want the House and the hon. member to know how much I appreciate his tenderness.

The form of this bill is the same as that passed in the previous supply period.

[Supplementary Estimates (C), 2015-16, March 21st, 2016]

And five or more members having risen:

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moved that the bill be read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole.

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Supplementary Estimates (C), 2015-16, March 21st, 2016]

moved:

That the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, except any vote disposed earlier today, be concurred in.

[Supplementary Estimates (C), 2015-16, March 21st, 2016]

moved:

That Vote 1c, in the amount of $127,996, under Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada—Program expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, be concurred in.

[Ethics, March 21st, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question and also for his inquiry when I appeared before committee.

The reality is that the provincial government in Saskatchewan has actually engaged its auditor general to look into this matter. It is a provincial matter. We look forward to seeing the result of the auditor general's inquiry on the provincial side. The hon. member has played a role in provincial politics in Saskatchewan in the past. That is very good, but we would urge him to focus on his role as a member of Parliament and the federal issues that we are seized with today.

[Ethics, March 11th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, all Canadians benefit from what happened in Washington this week, from having a Prime Minister and a government that can stand face to face and shoulder to shoulder with the President of the United States to move our nations forward and to defend Canadian interests.

All Canadians understand the importance of Canada-U.S. relations. They finally have a Prime Minister who understands the importance of that relationship.