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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 55

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Standing Committee on National Defence met at 3:33 p.m. this day, in Room 362, East Block, the Chair, the Hon. Maxime Bernier, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Claude Bachand, Hon. Maxime Bernier, Ray Boughen, Peter Braid, Hon. Ken Dryden, Cheryl Gallant, Jack Harris, Hon. Laurie Hawn, Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, Pascal-Pierre Paillé, LaVar Payne and Hon. Bryon Wilfert.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Wolfgang Koerner, Analyst ; Melissa Radford, Analyst ; Anna Gay, Analyst.

Witnesses: Department of National Defence: Bernard Blaise Cathcart, Judge Advocate General, Canadian Forces; Robert Davidson, Director of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff; André Dufour, Director, Military Justice Strategic Response Team, Office of the Judge Advocate General; Patrick K. Gleeson, Deputy Judge Advocate General, Military Justice Strategic Response Team, Office of the Judge Advocate General; Tom Lawson, Assistant Chief, Air Staff; Jill Sinclair, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, December 6, 2010, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-41, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

André Dufour and Patrick K. Gleeson answered questions.

The Committee resumed its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The Committee resumed clause-by-clause consideration on Clause 75 previously stood.

Debate arose thereon.

Laurie Hawn moved, — That Bill C-41, in Clause 75, be amended by replacing lines 7 to 9 on page 49 with the following:

“87, 89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 97, 99, 101, 101.1, 102, 103, 108, 109, 112, 116, 117, 118, 118.1, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126 or 129 for which the offender is sentenced to

(i) a severe reprimand,

(ii) a reprimand,

(iii) a fine not exceeding basic pay for one month, or

(iv) a minor punishment;”

Debate arose thereon.

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:16 p.m., the sitting resumed.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Laurie Hawn and it was agreed to.

By unanimous consent, the Committee resumed consideration of the amendment of Jack Harris, — That Bill C-41, in Clause 75, be amended by adding after line 12 on page 49 the following:

“(1.1) A person who is convicted by summary trial of an offence, or who has been so convicted before the coming into force of this subsection, has not been convicted of a criminal offence.”

By unanimous consent, the amendment was withdrawn.

Clause 75, as amended, carried.

The Short Title carried.

The Title carried.

The Bill, as amended, carried on division.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill, as amended, to the House.

ORDERED, — That Bill C-41, as amended, be reprinted for the use of the House at report stage.

At 5:47 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:51 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee proceeded to a briefing on the Situation of Libya.

RAdm Robert Davidson, Jill Sinclair, MGen Tom Lawson and BGen Bernard Blaise Cathcart answered questions.

Claude Bachand moved, — That, starting from the week of March 28, 2011, the Departments of National Defence and Foreign Affairs hold a weekly briefing session for the Committee about the situation in Libya.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 5; NAYS: 0.

At 6:59 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jean-François Lafleur
Clerk of the Committee

2011-03-28 1:12 p.m.