Evidence of meeting #38 for Veterans Affairs in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was peacekeepers.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Ron Griffis  National President, Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping
Colonel  Retired) Donald S. Ethell (Honorary President, Gulf War Veterans Association of Canada
Ray Kokkonen  National Vice-President, Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association
Gerry Wharton  Honorary Dominion President, Army, Navy and Airforce Veterans in Canada
Jack Frost  Dominion President, Royal Canadian Legion
Marc Toupin  Legislative Clerk, House of Commons
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Alexandre Roger

10:45 a.m.

Legislative Clerk, House of Commons

Marc Toupin

Is there agreement?

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Anders

Is there agreement to change the header as well?

10:45 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Anders

Shall I report the bill as amended to the House?

10:45 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Anders

Done.

Yes.

10:45 a.m.

An hon. member

When are we going to vote?

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Roger Valley Liberal Kenora, ON

Exactly. We have to vote tomorrow night on, what's it called again, an extension?

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Betty Hinton Conservative Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC

Make sure that one's passed and we'll take care of the other one next.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Roger Valley Liberal Kenora, ON

Is there a reason that it can't be reported to the House now and voted on tomorrow night?

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Brent St. Denis Liberal Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON

No, it goes back to the House for third reading.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Roger Valley Liberal Kenora, ON

It has to go back for third reading. Okay.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Anders

There's a question from the clerk as to whether the bill should be reprinted.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Brent St. Denis Liberal Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON

I think it has to be.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Anders

It does make a kind of sense, doesn't it? Why not? We've made changes to it.

Sure. This also gives Mr. St. Denis probably a couple of hundred copies to pass around to friends and whatever, right?

10:50 a.m.

Liberal

Albina Guarnieri Liberal Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON

That's 500.

10:50 a.m.

Liberal

Brent St. Denis Liberal Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON

No, I need 33,000.

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Anders

All right. Send them out willy-nilly across the country.

How are we doing for time? I think this is pretty much a wrap.

May 1st, 2007 / 10:50 a.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Alexandre Roger

Would you report tomorrow?

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Anders

I don't know that we're going to decide anything substantive here at this juncture anyway. We'll figure out something.

Mr. Stoffer.

10:50 a.m.

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

Just as a point of interest for all of you, on Friday at 11:30 at the national cenotaph there will be a ceremony marking the liberation of Holland. The Dutch ambassador—

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Anders

Where is this?

10:50 a.m.

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

It's at the national cenotaph at 11:30 on Friday, to mark the liberation of Holland. The Dutch ambassador will be there, people from various veterans groups will be there, and people from VAC and DND will be there as well. It will take about a half an hour or so and that's it.

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Anders

You know, one thing we could do as an elegant solution for the Thursday question is potentially to cancel Thursday's meeting and have that as the committee's gathering on Friday.

10:50 a.m.

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

Well, whoever is here, you're all welcome.