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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 19
 
Thursday, May 27, 2010
 

The Standing Committee on National Defence met by videoconference at 12:01 p.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Hon. Maxime Bernier, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Claude Bachand, Hon. Maxime Bernier, Ray Boughen, Peter Braid, Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh, Jack Harris, Laurie Hawn, LaVar Payne and Hon. Bryon Wilfert.

 

Acting Members present: Robert Bouchard for Claude Bachand, Meili Faille for Pascal-Pierre Paillé, Russ Hiebert for Cheryl Gallant and Francis Scarpaleggia for Hon. Keith Martin.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Melissa Radford.

 

Witnesses: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Elissa Golberg, Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force Secretariat and former Representative of Canada in Kandahar. Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations: John McNee. Department of National Defence: Col C.G. Simonds, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on National Defence be authorized to purchase up to $100.00 in gifts to be presented to hosts during its trip to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and Iqaluit, Nunavut, from June 6 to 9, 2010.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, the Committee resumed its study of the role of Canadian soldiers in international peace operations after 2011.
 

Elissa Golberg and John McNee, by videoconference from New York, New York, made statements and, with the other witness, answered questions.

 

At 1:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2011-04-14 3:52 p.m.