Evidence of meeting #5 for National Defence in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was exercise.
A recording is available from Parliament.
5:15 p.m.
Conservative
5:15 p.m.
Liberal
Bryon Wilfert Liberal Richmond Hill, ON
Mr. Chairman, as I said to Mr. Bachand, I have no trouble with his proposal as a friendly amendment to the motion.
5:15 p.m.
Conservative
Ray Boughen Conservative Palliser, SK
Mr. Chairman, I guess we ought to ask ourselves what the intent of the motion is. If it's to ascertain what's happening with unscheduled or unauthorized flights of any nation over Canada, then I guess we're on track for this.
I don't know that we need to belabour it a whole lot. We're asking people to appear before the committee. That's really the intent. I think we can move it along relatively quickly.
5:15 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rick Casson
How should the motion read? Let's deal with the amendment that somewhere in here we add “the Russian ambassador or military attaché”.
If we add it to the end, as the clerk has suggested, it will read, “and the detailed defence strategy to defend against similar future threats, and that the Russian ambassador to Canada or Russian military attaché be invited to appear before the committee”.
(Amendment agreed to)
(Motion as amended agreed to)
5:20 p.m.
Conservative