Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, there are matters of discussion which need to be in camera, things which other councils of elected persons discuss in camera related to personnel and legal matters, or where there is information of a proprietary nature. There may be some argument to be made for discussing things like business plans of departments in camera, simply because Ministers and departments share this information with Members in confidence to secure their input; a privilege not normally enjoyed in other styles of government. But apart from that, I don't...

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Menicoche.

Highways, special warrants, $273,000.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about our style of government. We take pride in our unique style of consensus government, and I agree that there are many advantages to the way in which we conduct the business of this government when one observes the gridlock and adversarial energy often expended in governments with a party system. Incidentally, I think many of our legislators in the House of Commons are gaining a whole new appreciation for consensus government since they convened after the last federal election.

Another major component of our work is that of the...

Thank you. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Roland.