Veterans Affairs Committee on Feb. 23rd, 2009

Evidence of meeting #4 for Veterans Affairs in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was france.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Comparison Study of Veterans Services Offered by Members of the Commonwealth and the G8

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Michel Rossignol Committee Researcher

Jean-Michel Verney Defence Attaché, Embassy of France

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Okay.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Tilly O'Neill-Gordon Conservative Miramichi, NB

What date are we looking at?

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

It's Monday, March 30.

5:25 p.m.

Bloc

Roger Gaudet Bloc Montcalm, QC

I myself will be leaving from home and stopping on the way.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Does anybody else have any concerns about March 30?

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Greg Kerr Conservative West Nova, NS

That's what I say; there's a difference of opinion.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Tilly O'Neill-Gordon Conservative Miramichi, NB

What time is it at?

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

We get on the bus here at 8:30.

So we'll try to have more dialogue. It sounds like for the future we might want to stick to Wednesdays.

5:25 p.m.

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

Wednesday is a good day. Do we avoid caucus?

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Greg Kerr Conservative West Nova, NS

We won't tell Jack you said that.

5:25 p.m.

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

I've said it many times.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Is there enough momentum to change this to Wednesday, or do you want to stick with March 30?

5:25 p.m.

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

We can have our own caucus meeting on the bus.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Greg Kerr Conservative West Nova, NS

I think, in general, a number have expressed a concern that Monday is a difficult day. On Wednesday we're all going to be available, because it's a committee day anyway.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

All right, then, the Wednesday would be April 1.

5:25 p.m.

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

The day Canada joined Newfoundland and Labrador.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Everybody's departing, so we need to have some kind of agreement.

5:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Greg Kerr Conservative West Nova, NS

I agree with Peter. Move it to Wednesday.

5:25 p.m.

Bloc

Roger Gaudet Bloc Montcalm, QC

We will miss the Wednesday caucus meetings. We will also be absent in April. I am not sure whether the whips will agree to our being absent from two caucus meetings within the same month. We are off during the week of April 5^th. There will not be any caucus meetings on April 8^th and 15^th. I do not know whether they will agree to our not being there on the 29^th. That would leave only one caucus meeting for the month of April. In any case, I am okay with that.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Okay. Is it April 1 or March 30?

Those in favour of March 30 as set? Those for April 1, on a Wednesday? Okay, it is Wednesday, then.

This meeting is adjourned.