National Defence Committee on March 27th, 2018

Evidence of meeting #88 for National Defence in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was mission.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Canada’s Involvement in NATO

MPs speaking

Also speaking

General Retired) Raymond Henault (Former Chairman, NATO Military Committee (2005-2008), and former Chief of Defence Staff of Canada (2001-2005), Royal Canadian Air Force (1968-2008), As an Individual

Lieutenant-General Retired) Charles Bouchard (Former NATO Commander of Operation Unified Protector, As an Individual

Kevin J. Scheid General Manager, NATO Communications and Information Agency, As an Individual

10:05 a.m.

General Manager, NATO Communications and Information Agency, As an Individual

Kevin J. Scheid

From the 29 nations, we hire based on competitive, merit-based international competitions for positions. We welcome civilian employees from all nations. We also have about a thousand military positions. Canada contributes to those military positions, and it has fulfilled its requirements, its commitments, for military positions.

Canada also engages with NCIA at the industrial level, where we have competitions on contracts. As I mentioned, we held our industry conference here in Ottawa last year, and it was one of the best, if not the best, conferences the agency has had. It attracted Canadian business. We were able to educate, talk to, and bring Canadian business into the process, and to inform people about the process, of competing.

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Stephen Fuhr

I'll have to stop you for a second.

That definitely is a vote bell. The one previous to that was opening the House. In order for us to continue for perhaps another 10 minutes, I need unanimous consent from the committee. Otherwise, I'll have to move to adjournment.

We have one member who is not okay with that.

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

He's not going to get a question in the 10 minutes. That's why he's not happy with it.

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Stephen Fuhr

To summarize what's happening right now, there is no unanimous consent to proceed, so we're going to have to wrap it up and head over to the House for votes.

Gentlemen, thank you very much for coming. Your comments will help us form a report to the Government of Canada with some very critical recommendations. I appreciate your time here today.

Thank you very much.

We are adjourned.