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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 19

Monday, December 4, 2006

The Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs met at 3:33 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Rob Anders, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Rob Anders, Rodger Cuzner, Roger Gaudet, Betty Hinton, Colin Mayes, Gilles-A. Perron, Anthony Rota, Bev Shipley, Brent St. Denis, Peter Stoffer, David Sweet and Roger Valley.

Acting Members present: David Christopherson for Peter Stoffer.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Michel Rossignol, Analyst.

Witnesses: As an individual: Roger Winzenberg, Australian Department of Veterans Affairs. Australian High Commission: Lieutenant-Colonel Lyndon Anderson, Military Attaché.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, May 16 2006, the Committee continued its study on the Veterans Ombudsman.

Roger Winzenberg made a statement statement and, with Lieutenant-Colonel Lyndon Anderson, answered questions.

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

At 4:57 p.m., the sitting resumed.

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

It was agreed, — That, Keith Hillier be invited to appear before the committee on Wednesday, December 6, 2006.

Betty Hinton moved, — That, the committee continue with the ombudsman and the bill of rights as the committee agreed to at the beginning of the year, and that Mr. St. Denis' bill could possibly be the next piece of business that we do, once we finish the bill of rights and the ombudsman.

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and the result of the vote was announced: YEAS: Betty Hinton, Colin Mayes, Bev Shipley, David Sweet — 4; NAYS: Roger Gaudet, Gilles-A. Perron, Anthony Rota, Brent St. Denis — 4.

Whereupon, the Chair voted in the affirmative.

Accordingly, the motion was agreed to.

At 5:13 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger
Clerk of the Committee

2006/12/06 9:28 a.m.