House Business

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Hon. Jim Ernst (Government House Leader): Madam Speaker, I have a couple of items of House business. On the Estimates order for tomorrow, we will start with the Department of the Environment and the Sustainable Development Innovations Fund, and assuming that those Estimates finish tomorrow, we will then follow that with the Department of Family Services. That will continue for the balance of tomorrow. Monday, we will again resume the Department of Education in the committee rooms.

Madam Speaker, for the 16th of May, that is next Thursday, a week today, I believe there is a willingness of the House to waive private members' time.

Madam Speaker: Is there leave of the House to waive private members' time next Thursday, May 16?

Some Honourable Members: Leave.

Madam Speaker: Leave. Leave has been granted.

Mr. Ernst: I believe, Madam Speaker, there is also a willingness of the House to sit from 9 a.m. until 12 noon on Thursday, the 16th, in Committee of Supply.

Madam Speaker: Is there agreement to sit next Thursday, May 16, from 9 to 12 noon in Committee of Supply? [agreed]

Mr. Ernst: Madam Speaker, I also believe there is a willingness of the House to sit in three committees of the Committee of Supply on Thursday, May 16.

Madam Speaker: Is there agreement to sit in Committee of Supply in three sections on Thursday, May 16? [agreed]

Mr. Ernst: Thank you, Madam Speaker. The order of Estimates for those committees will be announced later next week.

I move, seconded by the Minister of Finance (Mr. Stefanson), that Madam Speaker do now leave the Chair and the House resolve itself into a committee to consider of the Supply to be granted to Her Majesty.

Motion agreed to, and the House resolved itself into a committee to consider of the Supply to be granted to Her Majesty, with the honourable member for La Verendrye (Mr. Sveinson) in the Chair for the Department of Environment; and the honourable member for St. Norbert (Mr. Laurendeau) in the Chair for the Department of Health.

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