National Defence Committee on Nov. 29th, 2007

[Denis Coderre, Liberal, Bourassa, QC]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chairman. This will also concern the minister.

As we want to do a good job and in view of the minister's responses, I would like us, through you, to ensure that the documents concerning Operation Plumbbob are tabled. I'd like the minister to commit to tabling all the nuclear tests concerning the Nevada site in 1957 and all the information concerning Operation Plumbbob,

all records on exposure levels that were read on film badges; all medical documents on tests done on those soldiers at Defence after the nuclear test; DND vital statistical information by death certificate and cancer registry files; and DND studies on the 40 soldiers sent to Nevada, realized between 1977 and 1982.

Then, for the sake of transparency, I would like to have all documents regarding the rationale for waiting until Christmas to pull the plug on the Auroras, and I would like to know why we can't save taxpayers' money by keeping those Auroras.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rick Casson]

Okay, thank you. That was not really a point of order, but it was a point of clarification. You did ask for those documents, and that has been clarified, and the minister has heard.

[Cheryl Gallant, Conservative, Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON]

On a point of order, I wasn't sure during the questioning whether I heard correctly that it was asked that the medical documents of former soldiers or serving soldiers be tabled, and I would ask that we respect people's privacy.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rick Casson]

I'm sure that the minister will follow the request from the committee, and he'll do it in a legal and proper manner.

Mr. Minister, thank you very much.

I have a couple of motions to pass after we thank the minister, the CDS, and the deputy.

General Hillier, I think your comments at the end ring true for all of us, and as we head into the Christmas period, when we think about our people halfway around the world, we'll be thinking of them. Thank you.

Committee, I need to pass a couple of motions dealing with the estimates.

NATIONAL DEFENCE Department Vote 1a--Operating expenditures……….$1,191,785,131

(Vote 1a agreed to)

Vote 5a--Capital expenditures……….$366,746,508

(Vote 5a agreed to)

[The Chair, Conservative, Rick Casson]

Shall the chair report the supplementary estimates to the House?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rick Casson]

Thank you.

The meeting is adjourned.