Evidence of meeting #131 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was report.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi
This Friday we will receive the report.
As for the Latin American study, we're going to be starting it and hearing from officials on Thursday. However, we have yet to have an opportunity to go through the scoping exercise that the analysts have put together, so we will discuss that. If everyone agrees here, we can set aside 20 minutes for committee business, as well, to discuss the other issues that you've raised.
Is that okay with everyone?
Go ahead, Mr. Chong.
Conservative
Liberal
Conservative
Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
Okay, and then what about next week, on Tuesday?
Conservative
Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
Next week, on Thursday, we have an hour with the minister.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi
It's just been updated. We've just heard that the second minister will also be showing up next Thursday.
Conservative
Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
What are the two hours going to be taken up with?
The Clerk
The first hour is the two ministers. For the second hour, we can do the report as originally planned.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi
For the first hour, as originally planned, we can do the two ministers, and then for the second hour, we can do the report.
Conservative
Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
I would like to have two hours with the ministers rather than one hour with two ministers. At minimum, I would like to have an hour with the ministers, if that's all we're getting, and a second hour with departmental officials, which we normally would do.
Bloc
Stéphane Bergeron Bloc Montarville, QC
Can we have one hour with one minister and one hour with the other minister?
Conservative
Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
I've already asked for this. That's our first choice. The second option would be to request the appearance of the two ministers for one hour and request the appearance of the officials for a second hour.
I think the committee's wish, as expressed here, and our preference is to have one hour with one minister and a second hour with the second minister. If that isn't available, then we will have one hour with both ministers and a second hour with departmental officials.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi
What we will undertake to do is to see if that is a possibility. It doesn't seem so, given what they have communicated to us.
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi
Yes, the second option would be, but we'll endeavour to do the ideal situation—
Conservative
The Clerk
Are we just doing the briefing, or does the committee want to hear about the supplementary estimates as well?