National Defence Committee on April 10th, 2024

[The Chair, Liberal, John McKay]

If we have three or four people, we're doing well. We'll see what we can do about setting that up. Maybe you could let us know how committed people are.

Third, there will be a Latvian delegation here on Wednesday, May 29. Our suggestion is that we devote our Wednesday meeting, or at least part of it, to the Latvian delegation.

Go ahead, Cheryl.

[Cheryl Gallant, Conservative, Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON]

It's great that they're coming and that we can meet with them, but we've already had so many of our meetings hijacked by other situations. Is it possible that we could have a luncheon meeting on that day so that we're not taking away from our current work?

[The Chair, Liberal, John McKay]

We could look into it.

[The Clerk]

I could look into it.

[The Chair, Liberal, John McKay]

It's always getting translation and rooms that is the issue.

[The Clerk]

Yes.

I could look into it.

[The Chair, Liberal, John McKay]

We'll look into it.

On Monday, Minister Blair will be here.

[James Bezan, Conservative, Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB]

Tell him to be prepared to talk about NASAMS.

[The Chair, Liberal, John McKay]

This is part of the reason I wanted you folks to [Inaudible—Editor]

On Monday, we have Minister Blair. April 17 is on transparency. I mentioned to you that on April 18 we have the Ukrainian MPs. We'd like to start the space defence study on April 29.

[Pat Kelly, Conservative, Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB]

Mr. Chair, under which study or rubric is the minister appearing on Monday?

The committee has moved to see him on different topics. He did not appear for the estimates because the meeting at which he would have appeared for the estimates was cancelled, so we have many questions about the estimates. Also, we have just moved—

[The Chair, Liberal, John McKay]

The proposal is to talk about the DPU, the defence policy update.

[Pat Kelly, Conservative, Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB]

He has asked for a meeting with the committee on the DPU.

[The Chair, Liberal, John McKay]

Yes, and I thought this was a good opportunity.

Given the difficulties of just getting a minister in the same room, I thought this was an opportunity for the committee that no one would object to.

[Pat Kelly, Conservative, Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB]

Okay. Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, John McKay]

Okay. Is there anything else to talk about?

[James Bezan, Conservative, Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB]

Is it for one hour or two hours?

[The Chair, Liberal, John McKay]

Well, we'll have the meeting for two hours. It will be in the usual format of an hour for the minister and an hour for the officials.

Here we go: The meeting is adjourned.