Committees (44th Parliament, 1st Session)

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

THURSDAY, February 19, 2004

The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

has the honour to table its

SECOND REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Friday, February 13, 2004, to examine and report on the need for national security policy for Canada, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as my be necessary, and to adjourn from place to place within Canada and to travel inside and outside of Canada, for the purpose of such study.

Pursuant to Section 2:07 of the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operation of Senate Committees, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that Committee are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

COLIN KENNY
Chair

SPECIAL STUDY

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2004

ORDER OF REFERENCE

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Friday, February 13, 2004:

The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin:

THAT the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence be authorized to examine and report on the need for a national security policy for Canada. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to examine:

(a) the capability of the Department of National Defence to defend and protect the interests, people and territory of Canada and its ability to respond to or prevent a national emergency or attack and the capability of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to carry out its mandate;

(b) the working relationships between the various agencies involved in intelligence gathering, and how they collect, coordinate, analyze and disseminate information and how these functions might be enhanced;

(c) the mechanisms to review the performance and activities of the various agencies involved in intelligence gathering; and

(d) the security of our borders.

THAT the papers and evidence received and taken during the First and Second Sessions of the Thirty-seventh Parliament be referred to the Committee;

THAT the Committee report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2004 and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize the findings of the Committee until July 30, 2004.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate