Evidence of meeting #18 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 40th Parliament, 3rd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was nunavut.
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Conservative
Conservative
Greg Rickford Conservative Kenora, ON
If I understand correctly, Mr. Chair, you're saying that the steering committee will meet next week with respect to the potential for further discussion around the Nutrition North Canada program?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
--so the steering committee will then consider the scheduling priorities in front of it, both in terms of finishing up the study on the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and in terms of the two motions we've now adopted that pertain to our go-forward schedule.
Conservative
Greg Rickford Conservative Kenora, ON
Maybe I don't understand the motion, then. This motion is saying that while the minister is here talking about the main estimates and supplementary estimates (A), there will also be some other officials from this program who will be with him...? No?
Conservative
Greg Rickford Conservative Kenora, ON
That's kind of how this motion reads, at least by intention, maybe not by....
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
The only orders of the day.... We're not dealing with this motion. This will not be an agenda item this Thursday. The orders of the day for Thursday will be the main estimates and supplementary estimates (A).
Having said that, as you know, Mr. Rickford, when we have the department here, and particularly the minister, far be it from the committee, or from me, for that matter, to in any way guide what members can ask. They are free to speak as they wish.
Conservative
Greg Rickford Conservative Kenora, ON
My concerns are not questions for the minister around the program; it's the people who are going to be administering and implementing. I mean, this is something that is for the benefit of communities in the ridings of several people here, political things aside, and I--
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Of course, and I sense that this is in fact the spirit of the motion.
Conservative
Greg Rickford Conservative Kenora, ON
Once this goes to steering committee, there seem to be other more political priorities that don't always emphasize these important programs. At least, we've seen that so far, so...
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bruce Stanton
Well, I would entrust our subcommittee members to take those views under consideration. We'll see how we decide with the agenda going forward.
Is there any other business?
Thank you very much.
The meeting is adjourned. We'll see you on Thursday.
