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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 147
Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 11:04 a.m. to 1:27 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Kelly McCauley, Chair (Conservative)

• Shafqat Ali for Jenica Atwin (Liberal)
• Wilson Miao for Majid Jowhari (Liberal)
• Jeremy Patzer for Garnett Genuis (Conservative)
• Anna Roberts for Garnett Genuis (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau, Analyst
• André Léonard, Analyst
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the committee resumed its study of postal service in Canada’s rural and remote communities.

The committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

At 12:39 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:45 p.m., the meeting resumed.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $12,250, for the study of Indigenous procurement, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the Parliamentary Budget Officer be invited to appear before the committee for one hour to discuss his fall economic update.

Motion

Julie Vignola moved, — That the committee report to the House a reminder to the actual Prime Minister and every subsequent one to choose a Governor General who speaks both official languages.

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Irek Kusmierczyk moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Shafqat Ali, Taylor Bachrach, Parm Bains, Majid Jowhari, Irek Kusmierczyk, Charles Sousa — 6;

NAYS: Kelly Block, Stephanie Kusie, Anna Roberts, Julie Vignola — 4.

Motion

Stephanie Kusie moved, —

Given that the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Erin O’Gorman, wrote the committee that the emails and text messages requested from Minh Doan were deleted after his departure, and that these emails were the subject of an Information Commissioner investigation, and that the Procurement Ombud is reviewing many of the contracts approved under Minh Doan’s management at the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) through his new study on bait and switch, that the committee call the following witnesses to appear:

  • President of the Treasury Board, Anita Anand;
  • Treasury Board officials;
  • Information Commissioner of Canada, Caroline Maynard;
  • Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, Harriet Solloway;
  • Former Chief Technology Officer of Canada, Minh Doan;
  • Chief Technology Officer of Canada, Luc Gagnon;
  • Former Assistant Deputy Minister Health Canada, Cameron MacDonald; and
  • Procurement Ombud, Alexander Jeglic.

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Irek Kusmierczyk moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Shafqat Ali, Taylor Bachrach, Parm Bains, Irek Kusmierczyk, Wilson Miao, Charles Sousa — 6;

NAYS: Kelly Block, Stephanie Kusie, Anna Roberts, Julie Vignola — 4.

At 1:27 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Marc-Olivier Girard
Clerk of the committee