National Defence Committee on April 26th, 2012

Evidence of meeting #36 for National Defence in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was nato.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

NATO'S Strategic Concept and Canada's Role in International Defence Cooperation

MPs speaking

James Bezan
Christine Moore
Cheryl Gallant
John McKay
Ted Opitz
Matthew Kellway
Rick Norlock
Tarik Brahmi
Mark Strahl
François Lapointe
Chris Alexander
Brian Storseth

Also speaking

Jill Sinclair  Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Department of National Defence
Brian Irwin  Director, NATO Policy, Department of National Defence

12:55 p.m.

NDP

Christine Moore NDP Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC

It's Tuesday, May 29.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

Who else is going to be impacted by that?

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON

The translators have Tuesday the 29th of March. It's May.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

Anybody else on committee travel?

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Cheryl Gallant Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON

We haven't heard yet.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

You haven't heard, so nothing is confirmed yet. We do have Jack Granatstein confirmed for at least an hour. Mr. Regehr is also confirmed for the 29th.

12:55 p.m.

NDP

Christine Moore NDP Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC

We just need to check. If only one or two members of the committee are away, that's fine. But it's different if five are away.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

We'll have to roll with the punches as they come up.

Any comments? If not, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.

The meeting is adjourned.