Evidence of meeting #94 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 office.
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Liberal
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Liberal
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Liberal
Andy Fillmore Liberal Halifax, NS
I would like to offer this team's support of the amendment to the motion on one condition.
Ms. Mathyssen should hear this, if she could.
We're prepared to support your amendment to the motion on the condition that the witnesses take their places at the back of the line and come after the space study. With that condition, we're supportive of what you're proposing, but we need to get to that study. We've seen what's in the news with Russia's satellite-killing technology. We need to get moving on this, and the window for travel is closing.
1:10 p.m.
NDP
Lindsay Mathyssen NDP London—Fanshawe, ON
I have so much faith in the competency of this committee that we could handle both at the same time if we wanted to start. I know that the clerk, as incredible as he is, may have difficulty fitting in witnesses, and I know there's another study before the space study, but if we can juggle a bit and fit in people as we need to so that we're not wasting time, that would be amazing. I'm fully prepared to do that.
1:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Well, that is more of an undertaking than anything to do with the motion or an amendment to the motion.
Having said that, go ahead, Mr. Bezan.
1:10 p.m.
Conservative
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
First of all, just on substance, we support the motion.
Second, to Mr. Fillmore's comments, I think it is for the subcommittee or the chair to manage the timeline of the committee as best as possible. I think there are opportunities to juggle. We know the CDS and the Privacy Commissioner are both here in Ottawa. If we need to find witnesses, they're easy enough to pull in to fill any spaces that might happen on our calendar.
At the same time, I don't want to hold back the space study, especially on the travel side, so we can get going on starting that off. We can walk and chew gum at the same time.
1:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Are there any other points of debate?
The first vote is on the amendment.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Motion as amended agreed to)
Thank you very much.
As a final point before we adjourn, I need someone to move the budget for the transparency study, which we set at $6,000 for two meetings. We'll see whether we can get by on $6,000.
Chad moves it.
(Motion agreed to)
Thank you.
The meeting is adjourned.