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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 16
 
Thursday, March 6, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs met at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Rob Anders, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Rob Anders, Betty Hinton, Gilles-A. Perron, Todd Norman Russell, Bev Shipley, Peter Stoffer, David Sweet and Roger Valley.

 

Acting Members present: Barry Devolin for Ron Cannan and Thierry St-Cyr for Roger Gaudet.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Michel Rossignol, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Korea Veterans Association of Canada: Les Peate, Immediate past President.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) the Committee resumed its study of Veterans Health Care Review and Veterans Independence Program.
 

Les Peate made a statement and answered questions.

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

Peter Stoffer moved, — That, in relation to its study on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Veterans Independence Program and Health Care Review, the Committee on Veterans Affairs travel to Cyprus to gain a thorough understanding of the decompression period for troops returning to Canada from Afghanistan.

Debate arose thereon.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 3; NAYS: 6.

 

By unanimous consent, on motion of David Sweet, it was agreed, — That, notwithstanding the 48 hours notice routine motion, David Sweet be allowed to move a motion.

 

On motion of David Sweet, it was agreed, — That the Committee obtain and distribute to each member a copy of the book "The War That Wasn’t. Canadians in Korea", published in 2005 by Les Peate.

 

At 5:15 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Alexandre Roger
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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