Afghanistan Committee on March 25th, 2010

Evidence of meeting #3 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 afghanistan.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Canadian Mission in Afghanistan

MPs speaking

Kevin Sorenson
Lawrence Cannon
Bob Rae
Bryon Wilfert
Francine Lalonde
Claude Bachand
Deepak Obhrai
Jack Harris
Laurie Hawn
Ujjal Dosanjh
Cheryl Gallant

Also speaking

Jillian Stirk  Assistant Deputy Minister, Afghanistan Task Force, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Greta Bossenmaier  Deputy Minister, Afghanistan Task Force, Privy Council Office
William F. Pentney  Associate Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence
Robert Davidson  Director of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff, Department of National Defence
Françoise Ducros  Vice-President, Afghanistan Task Force, Canadian International Development Agency

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB

Yes, Mr. Chair. And we will be voting for it, if that's all we can get. That's fine.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

All right. All in favour of the amended motion by Mr. Hawn?

(Motion as amended agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]

It looks like it is unanimous. Thank you very much for that.

We're now going to suspend and go in camera. There will be a very brief five-minute meeting, where we'll be looking at a budget.

[Proceedings continue in camera]