Minister John Baird and Minister Rob Nicholson

Minister Rob Nicholson: On the witness list for today 90-minute session: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Defence Minister Rob Nicholson , as well as their respective seconds-in-command: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Jean and Chief of Defence Staff Tom Lawson . , according to CBC. Back in the Chamber, Liberal MPs will spend the day making their respective and collective case for the party first opposition day motion of the new year, which would, if passed, see the House express its non-binding view that the Prime Minister of Canada "should hold annual First Minister Conferences." The swirl of confusion over the nature and scope of Canada ongoing military operations in Iraq will take centre stage on the Hill this morning, where a special joint meeting of the House foreign affairs and defence committees will at least in theory provide the first official briefing on the mission since the House broke for the holidays in December. fight: NDP says Stephen Harper misled the House on combat role Canadian advisers guiding airstrikes, U.S. barred Canadian special forces returned fire 2 more times Canadian special forces returned fire in last week Likely to be at the top of the agenda, at least for those on the opposition side of the table, will almost certainly be what they see as a growing list of still unanswered questions arising from recent revelations on the extent of Canadian activities near the front lines, which have resulted in Canadian Forces coming under enemy fire on at least three occasions in the last two weeks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.