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Minutes of Proceedings
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
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The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
Pierre Paul-Hus moved, — That, in the context of its study of air defence procurement projects and its study of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the committee send for, from Public Services and Procurement Canada, a monthly progress report concerning the progress of the maritime and air defence procurement projects including up-to-date acquisition, operating, training and maintenance costs and the progress of the work; that these reports be submitted to the committee on a monthly basis by the 15th of the month from May 2022 to May 2023, inclusively; and that the reports be rendered public and published on the committee’s website.
Debate arose thereon.
Kelly McCauley moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “the progress of the maritime and air defence procurement projects” with the following: “the progress of current maritime and air defence procurement projects, more precisely:
-the Combat and Non-combat vessel shipbuilding projects contained in the National Shipbuilding Strategy; and
-the projects described in the section titled “Royal Canadian Air Force” from Chapter 2 titled “Long-Term Investments to Enhance The Canadian Armed Forces’ Capabilities And Capacity To Support Peace And Security” of Canada’s Defence Policy (Strong, Secure, Engaged);”.
Debate arose thereon.
At 2:26 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 2:28 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The debate continued.
The question was put on the amendment and the result of the vote was announced:
YEAS: Michael Barrett, Gord Johns, Kelly McCauley, Pierre Paul-Hus, Julie Vignola — 5;
NAYS: Parm Bains, Anthony Housefather, Majid Jowhari, Irek Kusmierczyk, Joanne Thompson — 5.
Whereupon, the Chair voted in the affirmative.
Accordingly, the amendment was agreed to.
The debate on the motion, as amended, continued.
Anthony Housefather moved, — That the motion be amended by:
- replacing the word “monthly” with the following: “bi-annual”;
- replacing the words “monthly basis by the 15th of the month from May 2022 to May 2023, inclusively” with the following: “bi-annual basis from June 30, 2022 to December 31, 2023”.
Debate arose thereon.
Kelly McCauley moved, — That the amendment be amended by:
- replacing the words “a bi-annual progress report” with the following: “a progress report every three months”;
- replacing the words “on a bi-annual basis” with the following: “every three months”.
After debate, the question was put on the subamendment of Kelly McCauley and it was negatived on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Michael Barrett, Kelly McCauley, Pierre Paul-Hus, Julie Vignola — 4;
NAYS: Parm Bains, Anthony Housefather, Gord Johns, Majid Jowhari, Irek Kusmierczyk, Joanne Thompson — 6.
The question was put on the amendment of Anthony Housefather and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Parm Bains, Anthony Housefather, Gord Johns, Majid Jowhari, Irek Kusmierczyk, Joanne Thompson — 6;
NAYS: Michael Barrett, Kelly McCauley, Pierre Paul-Hus, Julie Vignola — 4.
The question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Parm Bains, Michael Barrett, Anthony Housefather, Gord Johns, Majid Jowhari, Irek Kusmierczyk, Kelly McCauley, Pierre Paul-Hus, Joanne Thompson, Julie Vignola — 10;
NAYS: — 0.
The motion, as amended, read as follows:
That, in the context of its study of air defence procurement projects and its study of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the committee send for, from Public Services and Procurement Canada, a bi-annual progress report concerning the progress of current maritime and air defence procurement projects, more precisely:
-the Combat and Non-combat vessel shipbuilding projects contained in the National Shipbuilding Strategy; and
-the projects described in the section titled “Royal Canadian Air Force” from Chapter 2 titled “Long-term investments to enhance the Canadian Armed Forces’ capabilities and capacity to support peace and security” of Canada’s Defence Policy (Strong, Secure, Engaged);
including up-to-date acquisition, operating, training and maintenance costs and the progress of the work; that these reports be submitted to the committee on a bi-annual basis from June 30, 2022 to December 31, 2023; and that the reports be rendered public and published on the committee’s website.
It was agreed, — That the proposed supplementary budget in the amount of $11,200, for the study of air defence procurement projects, be adopted.
It was agreed, — That the proposed supplementary budget in the amount of $15,400, for the study of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, be adopted.
At 2:58 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.