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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 37
Monday, February 13, 2023, 3:49 p.m. to 5:53 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Emmanuel Dubourg, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst
Challenge Factory
• Lisa Taylor, President
City of Ottawa Veterans Task Force
• André Thivierge, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Major (Retired)
Quatre-Chemins
• Cassandra Poudrier, Executive Director
Veteran Staffing Canada
• Jason Wahl, Founder and Director
Veterans Transition Network
• Oliver Thorne, Executive Director
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, October 3, 2022, the committee resumed its study of the national strategy for Veterans employment after service.

André Thivierge, Jason Wahl and Oliver Thorne made statements and answered questions.

At 4:55 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:02 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Lisa Taylor and Cassandra Poudrier made statements and answered questions.

Motion

Blake Richards moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a), the committee order that Veterans Affairs Canada provide, and if necessary, create, a transcript of the recorded telephone conversation of Thursday, July 21, 2022, (providing for the redaction of any personal information that would identify a veteran) referred to on page 230 of the documents submitted to the committee on Thursday, January 26, 2023, within 14 calendar days of the adoption of this motion.

Debate arose thereon.

Amendment

Sean Casey moved, — That the motion be amended by:

  1. deleting the words “(providing for the redaction of any personal information that would identify a veteran)”;
  2. adding the words “; furthermore, that Veterans Affairs Canada redact from the transcript any personal identifiable information of the veteran or Veterans Affairs Canada employees, and any personal medical information” after the words “adoption of this motion”.

Debate arose thereon.

Subamendment

Blake Richards moved, — That the amendment be amended by adding after the words "any personal medical information" the following: "that would identify a veteran".

After debate, the question was put on the subamendment of Blake Richards and it was agreed to.

The question was put on the amendment of Sean Casey, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a), the committee order that Veterans Affairs Canada provide, and if necessary, create, a transcript of the recorded telephone conversation of Thursday, July 21, 2022, referred to on page 230 of the documents submitted to the committee on Thursday, January 26, 2023, within 14 calendar days of the adoption of this motion; furthermore, that Veterans Affairs Canada redact from the transcript any personal identifiable information of the veteran or Veterans Affairs Canada employees, and any personal medical information that would identify a veteran.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 5:53 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Audrée Dallaire
Clerk of the committee