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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 81
Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 8:45 a.m. to 10:32 a.m.
Presiding
Stephen Fuhr, Chair (Liberal)

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• Pierre Paul-Hus for Cheryl Gallant (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Martin Auger, Analyst
• Stéphanie Le Saux-Farmer, Analyst
Canada’s Involvement in NATO
As an individual
• Ainars Latkovskis, Chair, Defence, Interior and Anti-corruption Commission, Saeima, Riga, Latvia
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia
• H.E. Karlis Eihenbaums, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Canada
• LCol Agris Ozolinš, Defence, Military, Naval and Air Attaché in Canada
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, March 23, 2017, the Committee resumed its study of Canada’s involvement in NATO.

Ainars Latkovskis made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 10:12 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:17 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That the Fourth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which reads as follows, be concurred in:

Your Subcommittee met on Monday, February 12, 2018, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1- That, with respect to the NATO study, no more than seven meetings with witnesses be held on the following subjects with hearings being complete no later than Thursday March 29, 2018:

1- Women, Peace and Security

2- Military

3- Economy

4- Emerging Research and development

5- Emerging Security Challenges

2- That, with respect to the peacekeeping study, at least six meetings be held, with hearings to begin prior to the Summer break;

3- That the Committee study the Supplementary Estimates (C) 2017-18, as referred to the Committee on Monday, February 12, 2018, and invite the Minister to appear in a televised session;

4- That the Committee not proceed with consideration of the Order in Council appointments, as recently referred to the Committee;

5- That the Committee not proceed with the following motion of Mr. Bezan:

That the Committee conduct a study of no less than three meetings, to consider the government’s purchase of used F-18 Hornets as well as spare parts from the Royal Australian Air Force and the process of integrating these aircraft into the Royal Canadian Air Force; that this study be completed and findings of which be reported back to the House within 60 calendar days from the adoption of this motion; and that meetings regarding this study be televised.

6-That the hearing with the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel scheduled for Wednesday, February 28, 2018 be an in camera meeting.

At 10:32 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Elizabeth Kingston
Clerk of the Committee