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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 84
Monday, February 26, 2024, 11:05 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Presiding
Emmanuel Dubourg, Chair (Liberal)

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• Mike Kelloway for Sean Casey (Liberal)
House of Commons
• Geneviève Desjardins, Procedural Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst
Committee Business
The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

Rachel Blaney gave notice of the following motion:

That, in relation to its study on the National Monument to Canada's Mission in Afghanistan, the committee

(a) Invite the Deputy Commander of Military Personnel, Lieutenant-General Lise Bourgon; and

(b) Pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a), order the production of all memoranda, briefing notes, e-mails, correspondence or any other records of conversations or communications (including text messages, Microsoft Teams messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages or other electronic messaging), with regard to the National Monument to Canada's Mission in Afghanistan, transmitted, since November 8th, 2021, between:

i) the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs,

ii) the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Privy Council Office,

iii) the Department of Veterans Affairs and the members of the jury responsible for evaluating the finalist designs for the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan,

iv) the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage,

v) the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Privy Council Office,

vi) the Privy Council Office and the Office of the Prime Minister, vii) the Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs and the Office of the Prime Minister, and

viii) the Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Office of the Prime Minister, provided that these documents shall be provided to the clerk of the committee, in both official languages and without redaction, within 21 days of the adoption of this motion.

(c) And that the Department of Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage provide the official report of the jury established for the selection of the firm responsible for the design of the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan.

A point of order was raised regarding the procedural admissibility of the notice of motion.

The Chair reserved his decision.

Transition to Civilian Life
True Patriot Love Foundation
• Nick Booth, Chief Executive Officer
As an individual
• Vicky-Lynn Cox, Aircraft Structural Technician
• Susan Pollard
• John Senior, Veteran
• Steve Turpin
Royal Canadian Legion
• Carolyn Hughes, Director, Veterans Services
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, March 9, 2023, the committee resumed its study of transition to civilian life.

Vicky-Lynn Cox and Nick Booth made statements.

At 11:33 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:37 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Vicky-Lynn Cox and Nick Booth answered questions.

At 12:08 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:14 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Carolyn Hughes, John Senior, Susan Pollard and Steve Turpin made statements and answered questions.

At 1:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Malachie Azémar
Clerk of the committee