The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
Visit to Ottawa and Kingston
May
7-9, 2002
Tuesday, May 7, 2002
| 8:15
a.m. |
Depart
Parliament Hill Escort:
Lieutenant Colonel Jamie Hammond, J3 CTSO, Counter Terrorist Special
Operations |
| 9:00
a.m. |
Arrive
Joint Task Force Two Meeting |
| 1:00
p.m. |
Depart
|
| 1:45
p.m. |
Arrive
Communications Security Establishment Meeting |
| 3:45
p.m. |
Depart
|
| 5:30
p.m. |
Arrive
at Lansdowne |
| 5:30
– 8:00 p.m. |
Visit to Thousands Islands
Bridge Ms Cathy Munroe,
Regional Director of Customs for Northern Ontario, Canada Customs and
Revenue Agency Mr. Darko Nikolic,
District Director, St. Lawrence District, Canada Customs and Revenue
Agency Mr. Dan Mallory, Chief
of Operations for Port of Lansdowne, Canada Customs and Revenue Mr. Paul Poirier,
Director, Intelligence and Contraband Division, Northern Ontario Region,
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Mr. Rick Farmer, Area
Manager, Ontario East Port of Entries, Citizenship and Immigration Canada Ms Angela Rurak,
Customs Inspector, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Mr. Andy Magee, Dog
Master, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Luke, Detector Dog Briefing on operations Tour of border facilities including border crossing
for regular travellers, for commercial operations; special examination
unit and telephone reporting centre for private boat and plane pilots |
| 8:00
p.m. 8:30 p.m. |
Depart
Lansdowne Arrive Kingston |
Wednesday, May 8, 2002
| 8:00
a.m. |
Review
of program and results of meetings
|
| 9:00
a.m. |
Depart hotel by bus for CFB
Kingston Escort: Captain
Chris Shannon, Chief of Staff Coordinator, Land Force Doctrine and
Training System |
| 9:15
a.m. |
Conference Room, Grant
Building, CFB Kingston Brigadier-General
Glenn Nordick,
Deputy Commander, Land Force
Doctrine and Training System Lieutenant-Colonel
John Tatersall, Directorate of Army Training 3 (Individual and Collective
Operational Readiness Standards) Lieutenant-Commander
Mike Parks, Directorate of Army Training 5-4 (Selection) Welcome and
opening comments about the Land Force Doctrine and Training System |
| 9:30
a.m. |
Conference
Room, Grant Building, CFB Kingston Briefing on
training by Lieutenant-Colonel Tom
Tarrant, Deputy Director of Army Training and Major Bart Gauvin,
Directorate of Army Training 5 (Professional Development) How long does it take to train a soldier?
How long does it take to train an officer?
What time, resources and costs are involved?
What are challenges in training in immediate future and in long
term? Questions and
answers |
| 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:45
|
Conference
Room, Grant Building, CRB Kingston Briefing on Army
doctrine by Lieutenant-Colonel Brad
Boswell, Acting Director of Army Doctrine How does the Army ensure and promote
interoperability in its training programs? Question and
answers |
| 12:00
noon |
Lunch
with troops from 2EW Squadron (electronic warfare) |
| 12:45
p.m. |
2EW
Squadron Unit Lines – CFB Kingston Welcome and comments by Captain Pascal Durocher, Deputy Commanding Officer, 2EW Squadron Demonstration of
equipment used to jam radio signals or intercept messages |
| 2:00
p.m. |
Anderson
Gymnasium, Canadian Forces Base Kingston Lieutenant-Colonel
Michael Cessford, Acting Commander Canadian Forces Joint Operations Group -
briefing on
Canadian Forces Joint Operations Group Lieutenant-Commander
John Leighton, J1
– briefing on personnel Lieutenant (N)
Troy White, J2
– briefing on intelligence Major David
Jackson, J3
– briefing on operations Major Marc
Young and Major Nigel Baum, J4
– briefing on logistics and movement Major Pat
Koch, J5
– briefing on plans Captain Don
MacQuarrie, J6
– briefing on information systems Captain Wayne
Johnson, J7
– briefing on training/lessons learned Captain Kent
Fisher, J8
– briefing on finance Captain
Kimberly Saunders
– briefing on Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) |
| 4:15
p.m. |
End
of program |
Thursday,
May 9, 2002
| 8:00
a.m. |
Review
of program and results of meetings |
| 9:00
a.m. |
Depart
hotel Escort: Captain
Brent McGee |
| 9:15
a.m. |
Conference
Room, Line Training Building CFB Kingston Major
Steve Hall, Deputy Commandant, Canadian Forces School of Communications
and Electronics Master Warrant Officer Gérald
Blair Warrant Officer Barton Stewart Acting School Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Maillet Overview of the
school and its programs Briefing will include references to demands on
school for more training and students; effects of downsizing including the
use of civilian trainers and other educational facilities; shortage of
facilities; use of ATCO trailers as classrooms |
| 9:30
a.m. |
Visit
to Bravo Squadron Major
Jon Watt, Commanding Officer,
(British Exchange Officer) Tour of (i) Line Training (ii) signal operator
training; and (iii) tactical command, control and communications systems; Master
Corporal Keith Baird Master
Corporal Claude Côté Warrant
Officer Charles Francis |
| 10:40
a.m. |
Visit
to Gulf Squadron Major
Ray Idzenga, Commanding Officer,
Tour of (i) training for electronics technicians;
(ii) land communication information systems technicians; and (iii) air
telecommunications information system technicians; Master Corporal Christian Thibault Mr. Gabriel Dallaire Master Corporal James Clarke Mr. Benoit Guevremont |
| 12:00
noon |
Vimy
Café Private Jason Daniels Private Travis
Frerichs Private Pascal
Janelle Private Steve
Lyrette Private
Chrissian Olchowiecki Private Clayton Whalen Corporal
Marvin Castillo Corporal Anita
Kwasnicki Corporal Barry
Malboeuf Corporal Corwin Wells |
| 1:15
p.m. 3:15 p.m. |
Departure
Arrive Ottawa |