The witness made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:03 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $3,750, for the study of the replacement of the CP-140 Aurora by the Boeing P-8 Poseidon, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $1,000, for the briefing on Irving Shipbuilding Inc., be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $1,000, for the briefing by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $19,250, for the study of federal procurement and the domestic personal protective equipment industry, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That, in relation to the study of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the proposed budget in the amount of $76,192.73, for the committee’s travel to Québec, Québec, Lévis, Québec, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, in winter 2024, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That, in relation to the study of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the proposed budget in the amount of $91,335.93, for the committee’s travel to Victoria, British Columbia, and Vancouver, British Columbia, in winter 2024, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That, in relation to the access to information request received by the Business Development Bank of Canada and communicated to the committee on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, the committee instruct the clerk to not authorize disclosure of the committee documents contained in the said request.

It was agreed, — That, in the context of the study of federal procurement and the domestic personal protective equipment industry, the witnesses appearing in the draft work plan be approved, and that the Chair, in conjunction with the clerk and analysts, be authorized to select witnesses for upcoming committee meetings.