Evidence of meeting #58 for National Defence in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was services.
A recording is available from Parliament.
10:40 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Thank you for that. You're right on time, too. I had one second left over.
With that, I do want to thank you for your attendance here.
Why are you waving at me?
10:40 a.m.
Liberal
Bryan May Liberal Cambridge, ON
I just want to remind the chair that we may have a quick question for the committee about travel.
10:40 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Do we have a quick question about the touring committee?
Let me release the witnesses first.
Again, thank you. You've given us a great deal of information with which to launch this study. Ultimately, I hope that the report the committee produces will be useful as you go on. Committees have an ability to actually pull in a lot of information from both inside and outside and hopefully move the ball forward as far as useful directions for the CAF are concerned, which I think is ultimately our goal for everyone.
With that, thank you.
I'm being told to not bring the gavel down until we deal with...what?
10:45 a.m.
The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Andrew Wilson
Mr. May asked about this before the meeting started.
The deadline for a travel submission for the committee is May 19. We talked about it at the subcommittee, but just to fill in all members, we are unable to extend the budget approval that we have already received from SBLI, so if the committee wishes to submit a travel submission for the July to September period, we would need to do so by May 19.
It's a shorter process than it was before. Basically, what I would need from the committee to start the process is to know where you would want to go, and then I can start the detailed budget process, which would then need to be approved by the committee at a later date.
10:45 a.m.
Conservative
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
Mr. Chair, I would just say that we want to submit that travel request. We want to add the U.K. as a stop in order to visit our troops who are training Ukrainian troops in Operation Unifier, and if we have to drop a location, I'd suggest that it be Lithuania.
10:45 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Okay. We're good.
I have some reminders.
On May 2, next Tuesday, we have Minister Anand. Also, May 2 is the deadline for witness submissions for procurement. May 5 is cancelled. May 19 is cancelled. On May 9, May 12 and May 16, we continue our study. The Polish deputy prime minister and minister of national defence is coming May 8. If you could let the clerk know who's interested....
With that, is everyone good?
The meeting is adjourned.