Foreign Affairs Committee on Dec. 4th, 2007

Evidence of meeting #6 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 39th Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was afghans.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Canada's mission in Afghanistan

Committee Business

Briefing with the Canadian Food Security Policy Group

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Stuart Clark Chair, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Canadian Food Security Policy Group

Mamby Fofana Member of the Board of Directors, Unitarian Service Committee of Canada, Canadian Food Security Policy Group

Joshua Mukusya Founder, Utooni Development Project, Canadian Food Security Policy Group

Rachel Bezner Kerr Research Coordinator, Soils, Food and Healthy Communities Project, Canadian Food Security Policy Group

Susan Walsh Executive Director, Unitarian Service Committee of Canada, Canadian Food Security Policy Group

Omar Samad Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Canada, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Canada

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Liberal

Raymond Chan Liberal Richmond, BC

We didn't specify how long they were coming for.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

They have specified that. They're going to be here for an hour. We're going to ask--

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Conservative

Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB

It's the old problem. Now you're doing it after the fact.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

All right. I think we're ready for this question on this motion.

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Conservative

Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB

Which motion?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Which motion...?

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Conservative

Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB

Yes, which motion?

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An hon. member

We did it.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

So there's no motion on the floor.

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Conservative

Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB

Yes, that's what I'm telling you.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

Okay, I stand corrected.

Mr. Wilfert, you're suggesting that I send a letter, or that our table clerk send a letter?

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Liberal

Bryon Wilfert Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

I would like to--

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

It's not a motion, but I will send a letter.

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Liberal

Bryon Wilfert Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

I'd like to direct the will of the committee to asking the chair to send a letter indicating that we appreciate both ministers' willingness to attend--

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Conservative

Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB

And we would invite them--

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Liberal

Bryon Wilfert Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

We'd like to invite them for two hours each. It could be on two different days, that's fine, but we would like two hours with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and two hours with the minister of CIDA in order to properly address issues of concern to the standing committee.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson

That's not really a motion, then. You're right, and I was wrong.

We'll do that. We'll ask if it's possible for an extension of time and--

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Conservative

Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB

It's not a motion, it's just an invitation.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson