Veterans Affairs Committee on Feb. 7th, 2008

[Ken Epp, Conservative, Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB]

Oh, okay.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Anders]

He has some conflicting issues with regard to his itinerary.

[Ken Epp, Conservative, Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB]

Oh, okay, so he won't be on the tour.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Anders]

He won't be expecting anything from you, sir.

[Ken Epp, Conservative, Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB]

So I'm off the hook. Thank you. I just want to make sure I'm fulfilling my duties.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Anders]

Absolutely, sir. You're very diligent that way.

Do we have any other questions from committee members at all?

Mr. St. Denis.

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

If I may, I'll point out that because I can't meet the group Sunday night, I'll be arriving at the meetings at nine-ish Monday morning. A previous engagement doesn't allow me to get to Vancouver for the charter, but I've arranged all the flights with the help of the staff.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Anders]

Wonderful.

Mr. Shipley.

[Bev Shipley, Conservative, Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON]

I am just taking a look through the itinerary, and I have a question about dress. When I have been on some, there have been witnesses in the morning, and then we toured in the afternoon, so we had to wear a suit and all that sort of stuff. I'm not seeing that here.

I am just asking, to be respectful of the people we're seeing, whether it is casual. Do we need to bring a suit or a sport jacket and tie?

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Anders]

There is a specific answer, Mr. Shipley: business casual, no jeans.

I would assume if we were travelling as an ad hoc committee, with actual tables set up and witnesses appearing and that type of thing, you'd probably be best to be in a suit and tie. But since we haven't structured anything as much as that, I would say business casual.

But there you are: we have a ruling on “no jeans”.

Mr. Stoffer.

[Peter Stoffer, NDP, Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS]

Mr. Chair, if you would be kind enough to look at the page that says Thursday, February 14, I think you will see that there is a typographical error here—not that I would ever accuse Kate of anything wrong.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Anders]

Could you refer to a specific page number, sir?

[Peter Stoffer, NDP, Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS]

Page 9. It talks about transportation to Goose Bay, but I think they mean to Shearwater.

[Kate Bourke, Logistics Officer, Committees Directorate, House of Commons]

It is to Shearwater. I sent out a revised e-mail, but unfortunately it was already printed in this before I headed over here with it. You have all received an e-mail recently with the revised itinerary. I apologize.

[Peter Stoffer, NDP, Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS]

Just to give the logistics officers a heads-up, when we're in Shearwater I'll be at home, so I won't need a place at Shearwater.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Anders]

Fair enough. Are there any other questions?

Mrs. Hinton.

[Betty Hinton, Conservative, Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC]

I have a comment I'd like to make, but it has nothing to do with the trip, so I'll wait until you're finished.

[The Chair, Conservative, Rob Anders]

All right.

Are there any other questions about the itinerary? No? Then thank you very much.

Oh, I have a question from Mr. Russell.

[Todd Russell, Liberal, Labrador, NL]

Is the flight out of Ottawa not charter, but just a commercial flight?

[The Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Alexandre Roger]

You refer to the flight out of Ottawa to where?

[Todd Russell, Liberal, Labrador, NL]

To Vancouver.

[The Clerk]

Yes, that's commercial.

[Todd Russell, Liberal, Labrador, NL]

So we only pick up the charter in Vancouver?

[The Clerk]

That's right, to go to Comox.

[Todd Russell, Liberal, Labrador, NL]

And then the rest of the way?