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Procedure and House Affairs committee Well, first I need to know from the chair how much time I have.
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee Okay, I'll do my best. I'm a Winnipegger. I know how cold it gets. My way of dealing with that is just to walk. I find walking is way more efficient. I'm not suggesting other people want to do that or should do that. That's just how I deal with it.
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee That said, there's no doubt that the bus operation is a very complex proposition, for the reasons you've outlined. The precinct has gotten bigger. Committees are meeting in different places. Trust me when I say that, Benoit. I have had numerous conversations about this. It's not
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee Well, it's not that I'm not sympathetic; it's just that I don't think we can start giving taxi chits to everybody who needs a ride up to the Hill. There's an economic reality to that. That said, as an employer—I can't speak for members' employees, since I don't know what arrangem
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee Unintended consequences are difficult to predict, because that's the nature of them: they're unintended. With regard to reducing the sitting week by one day, there are in the standing orders right now several provisions that provide for fixed numbers of days on certain types of b
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee I'll turn this one over to Pierre.
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee Again, on that aspect of the question, it would really depend on what the member availing himself or herself of such parental leave chose to do. If the member chose to still carry out duties to a degree, then the impact on constituents would be negligible, because the member's st
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee On electronic voting, the House has looked at this in the past. This committee, in a previous incarnation, looked at this on more than one occasion. It really comes down to a decision by the House on how it wants to conduct votes. The House is equipped electronically for that to
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee I should add that this avenue is very promising because it speaks to the main issue that members face, and that is flexibility. It's sometimes unpredictable for members what's going to happen in the House and committees. They may not know from day to day, and this service is aime
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee Just for clarity, what exactly do you mean by “what it would cost”?
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee I would say it's very close. I have to be careful because the board deliberations are confidential. I'll leave it at that.
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee I was aware this question was likely to come up. I'd already spoken to the chief information officer about this, and he is currently studying the matter. As you know, there are security issues around access to the Parliamentary network. That's the big stumbling block. He has assu
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee I did receive them.
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee I'll perhaps start, and Pierre can fill in some blanks on the parameters around which this day care, Children on the Hill, operates on the Hill. I am a former president of the board of directors of the day care service, having had our two daughters attend. It was started by Mad
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc
Procedure and House Affairs committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm obviously pleased to be before the committee this morning to speak to your study on initiatives toward a family-friendly Parliament. I am accompanied by Mr. Pierre Parent, who is the Chief Human Resources Officer. One of our colleagues is also in the
April 14th, 2016Committee meeting
Marc Bosc