Veterans Affairs Committee on Feb. 23rd, 2009

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Okay.

[Tilly O'Neill-Gordon, Conservative, Miramichi, NB]

What date are we looking at?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

It's Monday, March 30.

[Roger Gaudet, Bloc, Montcalm, QC]

I myself will be leaving from home and stopping on the way.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Does anybody else have any concerns about March 30?

[Greg Kerr, Conservative, West Nova, NS]

That's what I say; there's a difference of opinion.

[Tilly O'Neill-Gordon, Conservative, Miramichi, NB]

What time is it at?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

We get on the bus here at 8:30.

So we'll try to have more dialogue. It sounds like for the future we might want to stick to Wednesdays.

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

Wednesday is a good day. Do we avoid caucus?

[Greg Kerr, Conservative, West Nova, NS]

We won't tell Jack you said that.

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

I've said it many times.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Is there enough momentum to change this to Wednesday, or do you want to stick with March 30?

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

We can have our own caucus meeting on the bus.

[Greg Kerr, Conservative, West Nova, NS]

I think, in general, a number have expressed a concern that Monday is a difficult day. On Wednesday we're all going to be available, because it's a committee day anyway.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

All right, then, the Wednesday would be April 1.

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

The day Canada joined Newfoundland and Labrador.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Everybody's departing, so we need to have some kind of agreement.

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Greg Kerr, Conservative, West Nova, NS]

I agree with Peter. Move it to Wednesday.

[Roger Gaudet, Bloc, Montcalm, QC]

We will miss the Wednesday caucus meetings. We will also be absent in April. I am not sure whether the whips will agree to our being absent from two caucus meetings within the same month. We are off during the week of April 5^th. There will not be any caucus meetings on April 8^th and 15^th. I do not know whether they will agree to our not being there on the 29^th. That would leave only one caucus meeting for the month of April. In any case, I am okay with that.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Okay. Is it April 1 or March 30?

Those in favour of March 30 as set? Those for April 1, on a Wednesday? Okay, it is Wednesday, then.

This meeting is adjourned.