Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03
Chair: The Honourable COLIN KENNY
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Issue No. 23
Thirty-third, thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth meetings on: Examination on the need for a national security policy for Canada
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (September 24, 2003 - morning meeting)(57K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (September 24, 2003 - afternoon meeting)(122K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (September 25, 2003)(72K)
WITNESSES:
September 24, 2003 (Morning)
From the 5th Canadian Mechanized Brigade, Canadian Forces Base Valcartier:
Colonel Jocelyn P.P.J. Lacroix, Commander, 5th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group;
Chief Warrant Officer J.S.M. Ouellet, 5th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group;
Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Frappier, Commander, 12th Canadian Armoured Regiment;
Chief Warrant Officer Mario Belcourt, 12th Canadian Armoured Regiment;
Lieutenant-Colonel François Riffou, Commander, 1st Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment;
Chief Warrant Officer André Landry, 1st Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment;
Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard Ouellette, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment;
Chief Warrant Officer Camil Samson, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment.
September 24, 2003 (Afternoon)
From Canadian Force Base Valcartier:
Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Tremblay, Commander, 5th Canadian Light Artillery Regiment;
Chief Warrant Officer Christian Desrosiers, 5th Canadian Light Artillery Regiment;
Lieutenant-Colonel Sylvain Sirois, Commander, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment;
Chief Warrant Officer Gilles Arcand, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment;
Major Rénald Dufour, Commander, 58th Air Defence Battery;
Master Warrant Officer Marc-André Ross, 58th Air Defence Battery;
Major Luc Lafrenière, Commander, Headquarters and Signal Squadron;
Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Laprade, Headquarters and Signal Squadron;
Major Michel Ouellet, Acting Commanding Officer, 5th Canadian Service Battalion;
Chief Warrant Officer Stéphane Richard, 5th Canadian Service Battalion;
Captain J.R.A. Bissonnette, Commander, 5th Military Police Platoon;
Warrant Officer Michel Bernier, 5th Military Police Platoon;
Lieutenant-Colonel Danielle Savard, Commander, 5th Field Ambulance;
Chief Warrant Officer Donald Noël, 5th Field Ambulance;
Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre St-Cyr, Commander, Support Unit, 430th Helicopters Squadron;
Chief Warrant Officer Daniel McCoy, Support Unit, 430th Helicopters Squadron.
September 25, 2003
From the Department of National Defence:
Captain (N) Viateur Tremblay, Deputy Commander, Naval Reserve;
Captain (N) David Edmonds, Chief of Staff Personnel & Training, Naval Reserve;
Commander Kimberley Kubeck, project Manager, Naval Control of Shipping — Intelligence;
Lieutenant-Commander Daniel Garnon, Comptroller;
Lieutenant-Commander Mireille Moutillet, Senior Staff Officer Policy.
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)