National Defence Committee on April 10th, 2024

Evidence of meeting #97 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 families.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Lack of Housing Availability on or Near Bases for Canadian Armed Forces Members and Their Families and the Challenges Facing Members and Their Families When They Are Required to Move Across the Country

MPs speaking

Emmanuella Lambropoulos

Also speaking

Laurie Ogilvie Senior Vice President, Military Family Services, Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Andrew Wilson

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

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.

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

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?

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

We could look into it.

April 10th, 2024 / 6:30 p.m.

The Clerk

I could look into it.

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

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

6:30 p.m.

The Clerk

Yes.

I could look into it.

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

We'll look into it.

On Monday, Minister Blair will be here.

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB

Tell him to be prepared to talk about NASAMS.

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

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.

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

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—

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

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

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB

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

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

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.

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB

Okay. Thank you.

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Okay. Is there anything else to talk about?

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB

Is it for one hour or two hours?

6:30 p.m.

Liberal

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.