Evidence of meeting #82 for Veterans Affairs in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was process.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Daniel Bouchard  Commander, Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group, Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence
Steven Harris  Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery Branch, Department of Veterans Affairs
Jane Hicks  Acting Director General, Service Delivery and Program Management, Department of Veterans Affairs
Mark Roy  Area Director Central Ontario, Department of Veterans Affairs

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

Lisa Hepfner Liberal Hamilton Mountain, ON

Thank you, Chair.

I would like to request the amendment in writing, please.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

We have received the amendment and the clerk will send it to you by email as soon as possible. We don't have any copies in both languages with us, but I think that we did receive something at the committee.

In the meantime, I don't know if Mr. May would like to talk about the amendment.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

Bryan May Liberal Cambridge, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

It was a bit fast for me in the translation, so I'd like to see it written out.

It sounded fairly reasonable in terms of what it's asking. I do think that gathering more information on this from different angles makes sense, but I do want to see this written out, or maybe Monsieur Desilets could repeat it a bit slower for us to be able to consider—

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Blake Richards Conservative Banff—Airdrie, AB

I have a point of order.

With all of the delay and stall tactics of the Liberal Party, I really wonder how bad whatever's in these documents is, because they are clearly trying to cover it up.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

Bryan May Liberal Cambridge, ON

It's not a point of order.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

No, it's not a point of order. The MP is talking about how important it is.

Mr. May, we have one more minute for the committee.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

Bryan May Liberal Cambridge, ON

I think it's a little ironic, to be honest, that the opposition's talking about suppressing documentation when they literally voted down an opportunity to bring a different perspective—a very valid perspective, quite frankly—that has come to light in the most recent weekend.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Blake Richards Conservative Banff—Airdrie, AB

I have a point of order, Chair.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

No, I'm sorry—

1 p.m.

Conservative

Blake Richards Conservative Banff—Airdrie, AB

This is about the interference of the Prime Minister's Office—

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

Excuse me, it's already—

1 p.m.

Conservative

Blake Richards Conservative Banff—Airdrie, AB

—and this is the fifth time they've delayed the vote on this.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

Mr. May, you have the floor, but it's already one o'clock, so we have to stop the meeting.

I'd like to know if members—

1 p.m.

Conservative

Blake Richards Conservative Banff—Airdrie, AB

Can we have unanimous consent to continue the meeting for another 20 minutes?

1 p.m.

An hon. member

No.

1 p.m.

Conservative

Blake Richards Conservative Banff—Airdrie, AB

The cover-up continues. It must be really bad whatever's in there.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

I'd like to say thank you to everyone, and thank you to our analysts, our clerk and our technicians.

The meeting is adjourned.