Evidence of meeting #6 for National Defence in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was sar.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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Paul Drover  Director, Air Force Readiness, Chief of Air Staff, Department of National Defence

12:50 p.m.

Col Paul Drover

Perhaps that answers the jet versus turbo question--

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Conservative

Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB

They are fast, but they couldn't do a hell of a lot when they got there.

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Col Paul Drover

But it does one thing. To have somebody on the scene to report the situation is important, because then you have a full picture. Yes, that is absolutely correct.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Maxime Bernier

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much, Colonel Drover. We appreciate your testimony. It will be useful for the members.

This concludes our sixth meeting.

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NDP

Jack Harris NDP St. John's East, NL

I didn't want to use the question time for this, but a number of reports were referred to. I wonder if we, through the clerk, could ask the witness to provide them. They referred to these studies that were done--the basing reports and what not--and also SAR reports.

I have a question on the order paper. We talked to the deputy minister when he was here last week, and he offered full cooperation. Perhaps we can do this through the analysts as well and get some SAR reports or operations reports and things of that nature. How would you recommend, Chair, that we do that? Could we ask the clerk or the analyst, through you?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Maxime Bernier

Paul, can we ask the department?

Okay, we'll have that.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much, Colonel Drover.

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Liberal

Bryon Wilfert Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

Can I ask a question, Mr. Chairman? Approximately when will we receive more detailed information regarding the trip to the Arctic?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Maxime Bernier

That will be at the next session, I think.

Go ahead, Mr. Hawn.

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Conservative

Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB

There is a challenge with Yellowknife. They have a major exercise going on at the time we notionally thought we would go, so we're trying to work out whether we can impose on the exercise or whether we have to shift the date. We should have some indication by Thursday, hopefully.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Maxime Bernier

Thank you very much. I'll get back to you at our next meeting.

Thank you very much. This concludes our sixth meeting.

Good day.