Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence

Second Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002

Monday, December 2, 2002
Monday, December 9, 2002 (in camera)
Tuesday, December 10, 2002 (in camera)

Issue No. 5

Fifth and sixth meetings on: Examination on the need for a national security policy for Canada

INCLUDING: THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Budget)

APPEARING: The Honourable David Michael Collenette, P.C., M.P., Minister of Transport

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Third Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, December 2, 2002 (Morning session) (95K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, December 2, 2002 (Afternoon session) (168K)

WITNESSES:

Monday, December 2, 2002

Morning session:

From the Department of Transport Canada:

Mr. William Elliott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security Group;

Ms. Janet Luloff, Acting Director, Regulatory Affairs, Safety and Security Group;

Mr. Jean Barrette, Director, Security Operations, Safety and Security Group.

Afternoon meeting:

APPEARING:

The Honourable David Michael Collenette, P.C., M.P., Minister of Transport.

From the Senate:

Mr. Mark Audcent, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel.

As an individual:

Mr. John Patrick Nelligan, Senior Partner, Law Firm of Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP, Ottawa.

From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP):

Mr. Garry Loeppky, Deputy Commissioner, Operations;

Mr. R.J. (Ray) Bonnell, Superintendent, Officer in Charge, Protective Services Branch.

From the Department of Transport Canada:

Mr. William Elliott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security Group;

Mr. Jacques Pigeon, Senior General Counsel and Head, Department of Justice, Legal Services.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Colin Kenny, Chair

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

 Atkins, Banks, *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cordy, Day, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Meighen, Smith, P.C., Wiebe

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)