Madam Chair, I'd just like to move the motion that I gave notice on. I move:
That the Standing Committee on National Defence, concerning its study of addressing sexual misconduct issues in the Canadian Armed Forces, including the allegations against former Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance and Admiral Art McDonald, invite Gregory Lick, Ombudsman for National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces to testify before the Committee, that the witness appear for no less than two hours, that the meeting be held in public and be televised, and that the witnesses be called to testify within 15 days of this motion passing.
Madam Chair, we have seen that Ombudsman Lick has been in the news recently talking about the role that Gary Walbourne has played in the past, that he was treated unfairly and that the ombudsman's office should be made independent.
Madam Chair, I think it is only responsible on our part to hear from the current ombudsman about the role of the ombudsman's office as well as the treatment of Gary Walbourne.