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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 22
Thursday, October 4, 2001
The
Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs met in a televised
session at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, David
Pratt, presiding.
Members of the Committee
present: Rob
Anders, Claude Bachand, Colleen Beaumier, Leon Benoit, Stan Dromisky, John
O'Reilly, Janko Perić, David Pratt, David Price, Carmen Provenzano, Peter
Stoffer, Elsie Wayne, Bryon Wilfert, Bob Wood.
Acting Member present: Cheryl Galant for Roy Bailey.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research
Branch of the Library of Parliament: Wolf Koerner; Michel Rossignol,
Research Assistants, Barry Hamilton, Consultant.
Appearing: From the Department of National
Defence: The Hon. Art Eggleton, Minister of National Defence, Minister
responsible for Emergency Preparedness Canada (EPC).
Witness: From the Department of National
Defence: Vadm. G.R. Maddison, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff.
Pursuant to Standing Order
108 (2), the Committee resumed its study on the state of readiness of the
Canadian Forces.
The Minister made an
opening statement and answered questions.
At 5:10 p.m., the Committee
adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Diane Deschamps
Clerk of the Committee