Veterans Affairs Committee on Feb. 16th, 2023

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Okay, thank you.

Mr. Samson, would you like to say something?

[Darrell Samson, Liberal, Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS]

We're good with your suggestion.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

That's perfect.

First of all, for Thursday, as you said, the minister is always there with us, but we have to have something else in case.

Also, just before I give you the floor, Ms. Blaney, if we start with a subcommittee, then we have to have the report translated before we can discuss it in the second hour, so it won't be possible. If you want to have a full committee on committee business, in private, we can do that too, but if we have the second hour with the subcommittee, then we have to wait for the translation to come back on Thursday or the week after.

[Rachel Blaney, NDP, North Island—Powell River, BC]

I'm open to having the whole committee discuss committee business for two hours. What I am hoping to see is a plan up until the end of June. Of course, nothing will stay completely.... We always hope, and life happens.

I would say that if the minister can't come on the Thursday, then I think we should look at the rehabilitation report. Then for both we don't have to hope that witnesses show up. We either have the minister show up or we do the other. That's my thought.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Mr. Tolmie.

[Fraser Tolmie, Conservative, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, SK]

I'm glad you agree with me.

[Rachel Blaney, NDP, North Island—Powell River, BC]

I agree with Mr. Tolmie, on the record.

[Fraser Tolmie, Conservative, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, SK]

And Mr. Desilets agrees with you, and Mr. Samson agrees with Mr. Desilets.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

We all agree.

[Fraser Tolmie, Conservative, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, SK]

I think we have consensus, and I think we're good to go. We have direction.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

That's a great suggestion, team.

I have one last thing.

This is the service contract. When the committee received it, I made it a confidential document. Now, the analyst will certainly use it to write the report, so I would like to have the agreement of the committee members to make the service contract public.

Is there consent?

[Members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

I would like to thank the witnesses again for their participation. It has been great.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the interpreters, the technicians, the analyst, and also Ms. Davies, who has helped us tonight.

The meeting is adjourned.