Evidence of meeting #12 for Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was number.
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NDP
Jack Harris NDP St. John's East, NL
And we had a seconder, too. Okay. Good. So we're dealing with a motion. Fine.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
All right. All in favour?
(Motion agreed to)
So we're carried.
Now, Mr. Hawn, number three.
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Conservative
Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB
I would move: “That the Committee begin to investigate and study Canada's preparation and plans for the withdrawal of Canadian Forces from Afghanistan in 2011, and Canada's Whole of Government efforts and plans in Afghanistan, post 2011”.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Is there any debate on that? Are we all in favour?
Mr. Obhrai.
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Conservative
Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB
So this motion, when we start this thing and start calling witnesses and all that kind of stuff....?
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Conservative
Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB
Well, we're going to do it in parallel. I mean, we've already started this, right?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
I think because of our trip we've already kind of begun. The initiative has started. So that's exactly the plan.
All right. All in favour?
(Motion agreed to)
That's carried.
We will now suspend for a couple of minutes and then we will move in camera.
[Proceedings continue in camera]