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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 17

Thursday, December 8, 2011

The Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs met in camera at 8:46 a.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Greg Kerr, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Eve Adams, Rob Anders, Sean Casey, Joe Daniel, Réjean Genest, Greg Kerr, Wladyslaw Lizon, Ben Lobb, Irene Mathyssen, Annick Papillon and Peter Stoffer.

Acting Members present: Hon. Laurie Hawn for Brian Storseth.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst . House of Commons: Marc-Olivier Girard, Procedural Clerk.

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

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget of $2,400.60 for the Committee’s travel to Montreal in January and February 2012 be adopted and that the Chair present this budget to the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee.

It was agreed, — That the proposed amended budget of $15,206.60 for the Committee’s travel to Toronto in January 2012 be adopted and that the Chair present this budget to the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee.

It was agreed, — That the statement presented by LGen Louis Cuppens, Past National President, Last Post Fund, be taken as read into the record and published as Evidence for the meeting of Thursday, November 17, 2011.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, September 29, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of commemorative celebrations in the twenty-first century.

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: Commemoration in the 21st Century.

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

It was agreed, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

The Committee resumed consideration of Committee Business.

It was agreed, — That the Committee visit the locations of the Integrated Personnel Support Centres in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Conception Bay, Newfoundland, in February-March 2012 in place of two (2) regular committee meetings for the study of front-line health and wellbeing services for Canadian Veterans, provided that a visit to Gagetown, New Brunswick, may be added if time and costs permit on the same travel day to Halifax.

It was agreed, — That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Chair, prepare a draft budget respecting the Committee's proposed travel to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, for consideration by the Committee on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

At 9:34 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Cynara Corbin
Clerk of the Committee

2012/01/12 10:39 a.m.