Evidence of meeting #36 for National Defence in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was capabilities.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Charles Sousa
I guess I'll deal with the point of order.
I was going to suspend for just a moment, but go ahead.
Conservative
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
Just on process, while they're doing that, we could go through the (a), (b), (c) and (d) one step at a time. It makes it a little clearer exactly what they're doing, instead of one big amendment.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Charles Sousa
The amendment is as he read it. It's the amendment as preceded by.... It deals with the entire motion. I'm going to suspend, then, for just a moment.
To the witnesses, yes, I apologize. You're dismissed. Thank you very much for your testimony.
Bloc
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, QC
Mr. Chair, I would like to have the floor.
Bloc
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, QC
In a minute, the meeting will be over.
Bloc
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, QC
We were supposed to finish the meeting at 6:30 p.m. I've already slightly postponed my next commitment.
Liberal
Sherry Romanado Liberal Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, QC
We can then maybe circulate it and make track changes.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Charles Sousa
If I understand correctly, if I suspend, we'll deal with your amendment at the next meeting.
Is that acceptable to the committee?
Liberal
Sherry Romanado Liberal Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, QC
We'll circulate both in track changes so that we can talk and proceed.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Charles Sousa
Let's suspend, and we'll deal with this first thing at our next meeting.
[The meeting was suspended at 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, May 6]
[The meeting resumed at 11:03 a.m., Monday, May 25]
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Charles Sousa
I call this meeting to order.
Welcome back to meeting number 36 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence, which was suspended on Wednesday, May 6.
When we suspended, the committee was studying an amendment from Mr. Malette to the motion of Mr. Bezan. You've all received copies of said motion and the amendments. We did that so we could facilitate our discussion process.
Mr. Kibble, you are next in the speaking order. We will proceed.
Conservative
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
I'm going to speak to the amendment as presented by Mr. Malette. I'd like to make a subamendment to that amendment by deleting part (b), which asks to replace the words after “training programs” and before “that the committee” with the following: “given that the Canadian Armed Forces reached a 30-year high in recruitment this year”.
I wish to delete it. If we can delete it, I think we can have consent to go ahead with the changes. That would keep the intent of the motion, which is to look at the report that came from the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School and went to the chief of military personnel about the challenges they're having in basic training. This is about basic training. It's not just about recruitment.
Liberal
Liberal
Sherry Romanado Liberal Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, QC
Thank you, Chair.
I want to make sure I understand this. The subamendment is to remove (b). We don't have it in writing, so I want to make sure I'm following exactly what Mr. Bezan said. Could he repeat it, for the sake of the committee?
Conservative
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
We have a working document here that was provided by the clerk.
Conservative
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
The amendment proposed had parts (a), (b), (c) and (d). I'm suggesting the deletion of part (b).
Conservative
Conservative
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
It's just (b). I'm okay with the other amendments.
