Translation of "odd sound " (English → French) :

While this may sound a bit odd, it appears to be a government response to serious concerns brought forward most vociferously by the Nisga'a Lisims government over clause 14 that spelled out a specific derogation of a First Nation's self-governing rights with respect to safe drinking water and waste water treatment.

-Calls in the interests of sound financial management, for the budget forecasts to be adjusted to reflect actual needs (the state of affairs was at odds with the principle of annuality)

90. Notes the responsibility that the Management Boards have for the management and supervision of the Agencies; takes the view that some Management Board's decisions, such as to reject one or more of the Internal Auditor's recommendations without good reason, can have an adverse effect on the way in which an Agency is run; calls for the Commission's position within the Agencies' Management Boards to be reviewed so that it may be given a right to vote and to constitute a ‘blocking minority’ on decisions relating to budgetary, financial and administrative management; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to notify the discharge authority of any decisions taken by Management Boards that are at odds ...[+++] with the principle of sound budgetary and financial management of Agencies or with the Financial Regulation;

These birds have to have this special food. It sounds a little odd, but sometimes nature is, by nature, odd.

One Liberal to five others, sounds like fair odds to me.

I move that the 35th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House this day, be concurred in (Motion agreed to.) [Translation] Mr. Milliken: Mr. Speaker, I move, with the unanimous consent of the House, that the 36th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs tabled today be adopted (Motion agreed to.) [English] Mr. Milliken moved: That the following changes be made to the membership of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs: Mr. Silye for Mrs. Ablonczy; Mrs. Catterall for Mr. Gagliano; Mr. Plamondon for Mr. Gauthier (Roberval); Mrs. Parrish for Mr. Patry; Mr. Harper (Calgary West) for Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), and that the list of associate members be a ...[+++]s follows: Mr. Axworthy (Saskatoon-Clark's Crossing; Mr. Bellehumeur; Mr. Gauthier (Roberval); Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre); Mr. Leroux (Richmond-Wolfe); Mr. Patry; and Mr. White (Fraser Valley West). This may sound odd but the procedure and House affairs committee cannot, by reporting changes, change its own membership.