Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03
Chair: The Honourable COLIN KENNY
Halifax, Monday, September 22, 2003
Halifax, Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Issue No. 22
Twenty-ninth, thirtieth, thirty-first and thirty-second meetings on:
Examination on the need for a national security policy for Canada
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (September 22, 2003 - morning meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (September 22, 2003 - afternoon meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (September 23, 2003 - morning meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (September 23, 2003 - afternoon meeting)
WITNESSES:
Halifax, Monday, September 22, 2003 (morning meeting)
From the Department of National Defence:
Rear-Admiral Glenn V. Davidson, Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic;
Commander Paul F. Earnshaw, Commanding Officer TRINITY, Joint Ocean Surveillance Information Centre;
Captain (N) Kelly Williams, Former Commanding Officer, HMCS Winnipeg.
From the Canadian Coast Guard:
Mr. Larry Wilson, Regional Director, Maritimes.
Halifax, Monday, September 22, 2003 (afternoon meeting)
From The Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
Chief Superintendent Ian Atkins, Officer in Charge, Criminal Operations Branch;
Superintendent C.D. (Craig) MacLaughlan, Officer in Charge, Support Services ``H'' Division;
Sergeant F.D. (Fred) Hildebrand, ``H'' Division, Criminal Operations Branch.
From Canada Customs and Revenue Agency:
Mr. Robert A. Russell, Assistant Commissioner, Atlantic Region;
Mr. Mark Connolly, Director General, Contraband and Intelligence Services Directorate, Customs Branch.
From the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada:
Ms. Diane Giffin-Boudreau, Acting Director General, Atlantic Region;
Mr. Ron Heisler, Director of Operations, Canada Immigration Centre, Halifax.
From the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees:
Mr. Michael Wing, National President;
Mr. John Fox, Regional Representative, Nova Scotia.
From the Canadian Merchant Service Guild:
Mr. Lawrence Dempsey, National Secretary Treasurer.
Halifax, Tuesday, September 23, 2003 (morning meeting)
From the Halifax Regional Municipality:
Mr. George McLellan, Chief Administrative Officer;
Mr. Barry Manuel, Emergency Measures Organization Coordinator, HRM;
Mr. Frank Beazley, Police Chief, Halifax Regional Police;
Mr. Peter LePine, Inspector, Halifax Detachment, RCMP;
Mr. Bruce Burrell, Deputy Chief Director, Halifax Regional Fire Service;
Mr. Terry Bourgeois, District Chief, Rural District 3, Communications, Fire and Emergency Service, Halifax Regional Municipality;
Mr. Michael McKeage, Director of Operations, Emergency Medical Care;
Mr. Erin Graham, Manager Safety, Capital District Health.
Halifax, Tuesday, September 23, 2003 (afternoon meeting)
From the Nova Scotia Public Safety Anti-Terrorism Senior Officials Committee:
Ms. Ingrid Brodie, Acting Director, Public Safety Initiatives; Policing and Victim Services Division, Nova Scotia Department of Justice;
Dr. Jeff Scott, Provincial Medical Officer of Health;
Chief Superintendent Ian Atkins, Officer in Charge, Criminal Operations Branch, Province of Nova Scotia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
Mr. Michael Lester, Executive Director, Emergency Measures Organization.
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)