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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 44
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met in a televised session at 11:07 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Peter Adams, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Peter Adams, Garry Breitkreuz, Pierre Brien, Marlene Catterall, Cheryl Gallant, Yvon Godin, Michel Guimond, Jay Hill, Joe Jordan, Paul Harold Macklin, Geoff Regan, Jacques Saada and Tony Tirabassi.
Acting Members present: David Pratt for Carolyn Parrish; John Harvard for John Richardson; Vic Toews for Randy White.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, research officer.
Witness: From the House of Commons: Brian Pallister, Portage--Lisgar.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference from the House of Thursday, February 7, 2002, the Committee resumed consideration of the question of privilege raised on January 31, 2002 by the Member for Portage--Lisgar concerning the charge against the Minister of National Defence of making misleading statements in the House (see Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday, February 7, 2002, Meeting No. 43).
Jay Hill moved, - That the following documents be placed before the Committee, at the earliest possible time, in reference to its examination of the question of privilege raised by the Member for Portage-Lisgar concerning the charge against the Minister of National Defence of making misleading statements in the House:
To
establish basic information about JTF2:
JTF2
Annual Historic Reports 1994-2001, DND.
JTF2 After
Action Reports, 1996-2000, DND.
Canadian
Forces Organization Orders, Joint Task Force Two, March 26, 1993.
August
1994 Briefing Note on JTF2 to the Deputy Minister.
JTF2
CANFORGEN, 1994.
To
establish information flow between Ottawa and JTF2 on deployment for an
operation:
DND
Briefing Note - Hostage -Taking Incident in Lima, Peru, December, 18, 1996.
Reassessment
of DND Role, Memo, December 23, 1996.
DND
Briefing Note - JTF2 Actions, Lima, Peru, March 4, 1997.
Memorandum
for Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peruvian Hostage Crisis, February 28, 1997.
Lima
Hostage Situation, Diplomatic Cables, Foreign Affairs, 1997.
The Way
Ahead Report, JTF2.
Briefing
Note JTF2 Capability Enhancement, 1996.
Briefing
to the CDS, The Way Ahead JTF2, Slide Deck.
An Update
of the Way Ahead for JTF-2,
Briefing Package, May 1997.
Briefing
Note for Minister of National defence, Tasking of JTF2, April 20, 1999.
To
establish information flow between Ottawa and JTF2 on deployment to Afghanistan
and the Taking of Prisoners.
All
Afghanistan/Operation Apollo SITREPS, INTREPS, and Significant Incident
Reports, December 6, 2000-January 30, 2002, DND.
And any other documents that the Committee deems relevant to is investigation from time to time.
Debate arose thereon.
By unanimous consent, the motion was withdrawn.
Jay Hill gave notice of his intention to move the said motion at a later time.
Brian Pallister made a presentation and answered questions.
At 1:45 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Patrice Martin
Clerk of the Committee