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Minutes of Proceedings

42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 21
Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 11:00 a.m. to 1:07 p.m.
Presiding
Stephen Fuhr, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Martin Auger, Analyst
• Melissa Radford, Analyst
Navy League of Canada
• Capt(N) (Ret'd) Harry Harsch, Vice-President, Maritime Affairs
Naval Association of Canada
• VAdm (Ret'd) Drew Robertson
• Cmdre (Ret'd) Daniel Sing, Director, Naval Affairs
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 25, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of Canada and the Defence of North America.

Vice-Admiral (Retired) Drew Robertson, Commodore (Retired) Daniel Sing and Captain(N) (Retired) Harry Harsch made statements and answered questions.

James Bezan raised a question of privilege regarding intimidation.

At 1:02 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:04 p.m., the sitting resumed.

RULING BY THE CHAIR

The Chair determined that the question of privilege raised by James Bezan did not relate to parliamentary privilege.

Whereupon, James Bezan appealed the decision of the Chair.

The question: "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" was put and the decision was sustained on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Darren Fisher, Mark Gerretsen, Jean R. Rioux, Sherry Romanado, Sven Spengemann — 5;

NAYS: James Bezan, Cheryl Gallant, Pierre Paul-Hus — 3.

At 1:07 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Philippe Grenier-Michaud
Clerk of the Committee