moved for leave to introduce Bill C-376, an act to amend the National Defence Act and to make related amendments to other acts (Department of National Defence).
Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure that I rise today to introduce my private member's bill entitled an act to amend the National Defence Act and to make related amendments to other acts.
This bill is terminological in nature, its purpose being to change the name of the Department of National Defence. The department would henceforth be known as the Department of Defence; the restrictive adjective national would be dropped. The new designation would thus reflect more accurately Canada's military role, which involves not just national, but also international, security.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)