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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 42
 
Thursday, January 29, 2015
 

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development met jointly in a televised session with the Standing Committee on National Defence at 11:02 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, Dean Allison, Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development and Hon. Peter Kent, Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Dean Allison, David Anderson, Paul Dewar, Marc Garneau, Peter Goldring, Hon. Laurie Hawn, Hélène Laverdière and Gary Ralph Schellenberger.

 

Acting Members present: Dan Harris for Romeo Saganash and Pierre Lemieux for Lois Brown.

 

Members of the Standing Committee on National Defence present: James Bezan, Tarik Brahmi, Cheryl Gallant, Jack Harris, Hon. Peter Kent, Élaine Michaud, Joyce Murray, Rick Norlock and John Williamson.

 

Acting Members present: Mike Allen for Corneliu Chisu.

 

Other Members present: Elizabeth May.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Evelyn Lukyniuk, Procedural Clerk. Library of Parliament: Allison Goody, Analyst; Brian Hermon, Analyst; Martin Auger, Analyst; Katherine Simonds, Analyst.

 

Appearing: Hon. John Baird, P.C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs; Hon. Rob Nicholson, P.C., M.P., Minister of National Defence.

 

Witnesses: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development: Daniel Jean, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Department of National Defence: Thomas J. Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, the Committee proceeded to a briefing on Canada's Response to ISIL.
 

The Ministers made statements and, with Gen Thomas J. Lawson, answered questions.

 

At 12:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Joann Garbig
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2015/04/08 11:33 a.m.