Government Operations and Estimates

The committee began by electing Iqra Khalid as first vice-chair, on a motion from Jenna Sudds. The motion was carried without opposition.

The committee then turned to a request from Pauline Rochefort, who asked whether previously submitted documents would be included or needed to be resubmitted. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau then raised a concern about a large number of Canadians—citing 13 million addresses—who are worried and awaiting news. She noted that a vote had been held the previous week and expected that information would be provided to concerned citizens. She repeated a request for Minister Lightbound to appear before the committee to answer questions, suggesting Thursday as a possible date, and noted that the committee would not be sitting the following week, making it urgent to inform those who are worried.

No decision was recorded on the request for the minister’s appearance, and the committee did not resolve the matter of whether previously submitted documents would be included or needed to be resubmitted.