Parliamentary Committee Notes: Overview Note

Following the motion below, you have been invited to appear at NDDN for their study on the Canadian Armed Forces' Role in the 2021 Afghanistan Evacuation.

Motion: Given that the members of this Committee learned at the end of June 2024 from an article in the Globe and Mail that the former Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, had allegedly ordered members of the Special Forces deployed by Canada in Afghanistan to carry out an evacuation operation in August 2021 involving 225 Afghans of the Sikh faith, thereby favouring the evacuation of individuals on the basis of their religious or ethnic affiliation, to the detriment of the evacuation of Canadians and allied Afghans,

That, within 15 days of the adoption of this motion, the Committee invite the following persons to testify in order to answer the Committee's questions:

  1. the former Minister of National Defence, Mr. Harjit Sajjan, for a minimum of two hours;
  2. the Chief of the Defence Staff at the time of the events;
  3. and any other witnesses the Committee deems necessary;

And that the Committee report its findings and recommendations to the House.

General Information

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Location: TBC

Opening Remarks

At the beginning of the meeting, the Chair will invite you to deliver opening remarks. These should last approximately five minutes and will be followed by questions from committee members.

Rounds of Rounds of Questions

Committee member questions will proceed as follows:

Six minutes for the first questioner of each party : Round 1: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, Bloc Québécois, New Democratic Party.

Second and subsequent rounds: Conservative Party (five minutes), Liberal Party (five minutes), Bloc Québécois, (two and a half minutes), New Democratic Party, (two and a half minutes), Conservative Party, (five minutes), Liberal Party, (five minutes).

Officials

For your appearance, you will be supported by the following officials:

TBC

Supporting materials

At your convenience, Departmental officials are available to go over the enclosed materials with you and discuss the approach to your appearance.

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