Evidence of meeting #29 for National Defence in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was reservists.
A recording is available from Parliament.
4:45 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
Good. Thank you.
Thank you all very much.
We've got some more committee business to do. I won't adjourn the meeting, but we'll suspend for five minutes.
Thank you all for your contributions.
4:45 p.m.
MGen D.C. Tabbernor
If I may, Mr. Chair....
4:45 p.m.
MGen D.C. Tabbernor
I just wanted to thank the committee for the work you've done. I've followed some of your previous meetings, and I think the interest you show, both in the regular and the reserves, is only going to help us improve the military writ large. At the end of the day, we all work for you, and your attention to the issues is much appreciated.
Thank you very much.
4:45 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
Well, we've had that comment come back to us as we've travelled. As you know, the committee has been to Afghanistan, Valcartier, Edmonton, and Wainwright. I think all the soldiers are happy to see us when we show up, and hopefully we can deliver the goods when the time comes.
The meeting is suspended for five minutes.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
Could we reconvene, please? This won't take very long if we get everybody back to the table.
I have just a couple of things on this study. As we get towards the end of it, I'd like you to start thinking about putting forward your recommendations and give them to the analyst or the clerk, so they can start working on those.
Also, I saw Mr. Rota bring a CD of all the photos he took in Afghanistan, so could everybody do that? Then we could compile them into one group somewhere, maybe some private Internet site or another CD—
4:50 p.m.
Liberal
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
We'll just be able to pick out the ones that are relevant to what we want. I think it would be a great idea, plus we still have some coming from the combat cam.
Then we could get a compilation of that. I don't know if we have to have them run past the defence department to see whether there's anything top secret.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
James Lunney Conservative Nanaimo—Alberni, BC
We should probably have some discussion about what we should and shouldn't be showing from the trip, just in case somebody has some pictures that maybe shouldn't—
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
Cheryl Gallant Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
I went to that site, that combat cam, and they were old photographs from 2003. Every one I clicked on was from 2003.
As far as pictures you can't use are concerned, the one of Laurie and me outside the bedroom is definitely off limits.
4:50 p.m.
Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
I understand there were hundreds of pictures taken and only a few of them were used on the site, so there are a lot of other ones. I would sure be interested in seeing the ones that pertain to us.
Are you saying there are no recent photographs on the combat cam?
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
James Lunney Conservative Nanaimo—Alberni, BC
On the DND website there are two pictures I think of our group over there.
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
4:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
Okay.
The other item is about our trip. It was brought to my attention that it might be useful for us—or for me, I guess—to prepare a short briefing note on all the events that took place and what we heard on our trip, and just supply it as a matter of courtesy to the chair of the special Afghan committee.
He was with us, but it would just make it a more official, rounded-out thing.
Is there any problem with that? So it will be.
Is there anything else before we adjourn?
The meeting is adjourned.
