Committees (44th Parliament, 1st Session)

The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

Visit to Halifax, Québec City and Montréal

September 21 to 26, 2003

The Honourable Colin Kenny, Senator, Chair
(Liberal – Ontario)

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Senator, Deputy Chair
(Progressive Conservative – Nova Scotia)

The Honourable Tommy Banks, Senator
(Liberal – Alberta)

The Honourable Jane Cordy, Senator
(Liberal – Nova Scotia)

The Honourable Michael Meighen, Senator
(Progressive Conservative – Ontario)

The Honourable David Smith, Senator
(Liberal – Ontario)

The Honourable Jack Wiebe, Senator
(Liberal – Saskatchewan)

From Committee Secretariat
Mrs. Barbara Reynolds, Committee Clerk
Major General (ret'd) Keith McDonald, Senior Military Adviser
Chief Warrant Officer (ret'd) Maurice Dessureault, Military Adviser,
(Enlisted Personnel)
Mr. Grant Dawson, Researcher, Library of Parliament
Ms Veronica Morris, Media Relations Officer

From Department of National Defence
Commander Gerry Powell, Liaison Officer to the Committee
Ms. Sarah Tarry, Parliamentary Affairs Officer

From Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Superintendent Gerald Doucet, Liaison Officer to the Committee

Monday, September 22, 2003

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Informal meeting

9:15 – 10:45 a.m.

Public Hearing

Navy – Maritime Atlantic MARLANT

Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic - Rear Admiral Glenn DavidsonCommanding Officer Joint Ocean Surveillance and Information Centre, Commander Paul EarnshawCapt(N) Kelly Williams, Director Maritime Strategy

10:45 – 12:15 p.m.

Public Hearing

Canadian Coast Guard

Larry Wilson, Regional
Director, Canadian Coast Guard

12:30 – 2:00 p.m.	Travel to HMCS Athabaskan (Captain (N) Bruce Donaldson and Chief Petty Officer First Class Randy Smart will accompany group) Welcome by Capt. (N) Bruce Donaldson Lunch with enlisted ranks aboard HMCS Athabaskan Buffet in Ward Room Leading Seaman Jody Ezio (Naval Electronic Sensor Operator) Ordinary Seaman Michael Feit (Hull Technician) Leading Seaman Brian Gaudet (RMS Clerk) Sargeant Beverly Germain (RMS Clerk) Master Seaman Fred Harrison (Electronic Tech) Warrant Officer Terry Keeping (Meteorological Tech) Master Seaman Collin MacDonald (Navel Electronics Technician Tactical) Master Seaman Theresa MacKenzie (Storesman) Petty Officer1st Class Brad Morash (Physician’s Assistant) Ordinary Seaman Dominic Morin (Naval Communicator) Master Seaman Kevin Nadeau (TAS OP) Sub-lieutenant Mark O’Donohue (MARS Officer) Ordinary Seaman David Seymour (Naval Electronic Sensor Operator) CPO1 Randy Smart (Coxswain) Petty Officer2^nd Class Robert Sheehan (NCI OP) Petty Officer1st Class Michael Rochford (YEOMAN) CPOfficer 1^st Class Leo Ryan (Formation Chief Petty Officer) Petty Officer1st Class Rick Ten Ecyk (Warfare Director) Master Seaman Jean-Daniel Turgeon (NCI OP) Acting Sub-Lt Chantale Wile (MARS Officer)
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Public Hearing Royal Canadian Mounted Police C/Supt. Ian Atkins, Officer I/c Criminal Investigations for the province of N.S. Superintendent Craig MacLaughlan, Officer-in-Charge of Support Services for the Province of Nova Scotia Sgt. Fred Hildebrand, Assistant to Superintendent MacLaughlan.
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Public Hearing Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Robert A. Russell Assistant Commissioner, Atlantic Region Mark H. Connolly Director General, Contraband and Intelligence Services Directorate Citizenship and Immigration Canada Diane Giffin Boudreau Acting Director General, Atlantic Region Ron Heisler Director of Operations Canada Immigration Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Directeur des Opérations
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.	Public Hearing Union of Canadian Transportation Employees Michael Wing, National President John Fox, Regional Representative, Nova Scotia Canadian Merchant Service Guild Laurence Dempsey, National Secretary-Treasurer

7:30 – 10:30 p.m.

Dinner with Navy Officers at Royal Artillery Park (Navy Mess), hosted by Committee, with remarks by Senator Kenny and Rear Admiral Davidson

Rear Admiral Glenn DAVIDSON, Commander – Maritime Forces Atlantic

LT(N) David BENOIT, Combat Systems Engineer, Flag Lieutenant to Commander MARLANT

Commander Elizabeth STEELE, Logistics Officer, Formation Comptroller

Lieutenant-Commander Martin (Marty) TEFT, MARS Officer, Executive Officer HMCS ST JOHN’S

LT(N) Andrew (Andy) FORBES, Marine Systems Engineer, Engineering Operations Staff Officer

LT(N) Twyla RETTMAN, Combat Systems Engineer, Instructor_Naval Engineering School

LT(N) Timothy (Tim) MARKUSSON, MARS Officer, HMCS WINDSOR

LT(N) Denis FORTIN, Combat Systems Engineer, Fleet Technical Authority Staff Officer

Lieutenant-Commander Flemming Rasmussen, MARS Officer, Executive Assistant to Commander MARLANTT(N)

LT(N) Robert ROUNDS, Logistics Officer, Formation Comptroller Branch

LT(N) Susan (Sue) STEFKO MARLANT Public Affairs

LT(N) Guillaume (Guy) COTE, MARS Officer, Naval Operations School

SLT Laura SARTY, Combat Systems Engineer, In training onboard HMCS ST JOHN’s

Major John (Doug) MOULTON Sea King Pilot - DCO 243 Squadron

Major David ROLSTON, Sea King Air Navigator, 423 Squadron Headquarters

Lt(N) Gordon Szczepski, Marine Systems Engineer, Submariner Student – Naval Operations School

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Informal meeting

9:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Public Hearing – Acadia A/B rooms

Halifax Regional Municipality

George McLellan, Chief Administrative Officer - Lead presenter
Barry Manuel, Emergency Measures Organization Coordinator, HRM
Frank Beazley, Police Chief Halifax Regional Police
Peter LePine, Inspector Halifax Detachment RCMP
Bruce Burrell, Assistant Deputy Chief Director Halifax Regional Fire Service

11:15 – 12:00 noon

Visit to First Responder vehicles, Purdy’s Wharf

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Public Hearing – Acadia A/B rooms

Nova Scotia Committee on Public Safety and Anti-Terrorism

Panel:

Ms. Ingrid Brodie, A/Director, Public Safety Initiatives
Dr. Jeff Scott, Provincial Medical Officer of Health
C/Supt Ian Atkins, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Michael Lester, Executive Director, Emergency Measures Organization

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Informal Meeting
8:30 – 10:15 a.m.	Travel Time to Valcartier and tour of military equipment
10:30 – 10:55 a.m.	Public Hearing Colonel Jocelyn Lacroix, Commander, 5^th Mechanized Brigade Group Chief Warrant Officer J.S.M. Ouellet, 5^th Mechanized Brigade Group
10:55 – 11:55 a.m.	Lt. Col. Frappier, Commandant, 12 Canadian Armoured Regiment (526 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer Mario Belcourt, 12 Canadian Armoured Regiment Lt. Col. François Riffou, Commandant, 1 Battalion Royal 22 Regiment (668 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer André Landry, 1^st Battalion Royal 22 Regiment Lt. Col. Bernard Ouellette, Commandant, 2 Battalion Royal 22 Regiment (665 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer Camil Samson, 2^nd Battalion Royal 22 Regiment
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch with enlisted personnel (Building 505) Corporal M.M.G. Couture, Headquarters and Signal Squadron Corporal J. Pelletier, 5 Military Police Platoon Lt. P.N. Vachon, 5 Canadian Light Artillery Regiment Corp. D. Frenette, Support Unit 430 Helicopter Squadron Lt. M. Brosseau, 5 Canadian Service Battalion 2^nd Lt. L.F. Gilbert, 5 Combat Engineer Regiment Lt. M.K. Thibault, 12 Canadian Armoured Regiment Corporal N.M.L. Soucy, 5 Field Ambulance
1:10 – 2:10 p.m.	Public Hearing – Officer’s Mess Lt. Col. Eric Tremblay, Commandant, 5 Canadian Light Artillery Regiment (432 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer Christian Desrosiers, 5 Canadian Light Artillery Regiment Lt. Col. Sylvain Sirois, Commandant, 5 Combat Engineer Regiment (388 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer Gilles Arcand, 5 Combat Engineer Regiment Major Rénald Dufour, Commandant, 58 Air Defence Battery (104 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer Marc-André Ross, 58 Air Defence Battery
2:10 – 3:15 p.m.	Public Hearing – Officer’s Mess Major Luc Lafrenière, Commandant, Headquarters and Signal Squadron (211 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Laprade, Headquarters and Signal Squadron Major Michel Ouellet, Acting Commanding Officer, 5 Canadian Service Battalion (446 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer Stéphane Richard, 5 Canadian Service Battalion Captain J.R.A. Bissonnette, Commandant, 5 Military Police Platoon (27 personnel) Warrant Officer Michel Bernier, 5 Military Police Platoon
3:55 – 5:00 p.m.	Public Hearing – Officer’s Mess Lt. Col. Danielle Savard, Commandant, 5 Field Ambulance (234 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer Donald Noël, 5 Field Ambulance Lt. Col. Pierre St-Cyr, Commandant, Support Unit 430 Helicopters Squadron (186 personnel) Chief Warrant Officer Daniel McCoy, Support Unit 430 Helicopters Squadron

Thursday, September 25, 2003

11:15 – 12:00

Visit to Canadian Forces Fleet School

Commander Christopher Deere/Lt. Comm. Scott Tofflemire
Naval Combat Information Operators (NCIOP)
Petty Officer 1st class J.E.M.A Rousseau
Petty Officer 2^nd class B. Collin-Vallée
Petty Officer 2^nd class C.S. Bouchard

Maritime Engineering Systems Operator Training

Petty Officer 1^st class J.A.Y. Sauvageau, (Maritime Electrical Engineer)
Petty Officer 1^st class J.E.S. Caouette, (Maritime Engineer)

Naval Control of Shipping - Intelligence

Lt. (N) G.H. Stead

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch with enlisted personnel (Residence Dining Hall)

Petty Officer 1^st class Cey
Petty Officer 2^nd class Tripp
Leading Seaman J.D. Batres
Master Corporal R. Beard
Master Corporal M.Y. Bradley
Master Corporal P.D. Brazil
A/ Master Corporal J.R.P. Desrosiers
Master Corporal J.P. Durette
Master Corporal G.D.E. Farmer
A/ Master Corporal M.A. Fraley
Leading Seaman K.M. Gervais
Master Corporal J.R.B. Girard
Master Corporal S. Jardine
Master Seaman S.L. Johnston
Master Corporal D.I. Kopp
Master Corporal J.F.E. Lafond
A/ Master Corporal M. Laforest
Leading Seaman C.A. Lawrence
Master Corporal B.D.S. Letendre
Master Corporal T.L. Lovelace
Leading Seaman O.K. Meyer
Corporal A.M. Muralt
Master Corporal K. Newman
Master Corporal A.R.C. Pierce
A/ Master Corporal J.L.R. Rathe
Leading Seaman A.M. Reinson
Leading Seaman N.L. Riddell
Master Corporal H.A. Ripley
Master Corporal K. Robertson
Master Corporal J.L.L. Tremblay
A/ Master Corporal M. Watkins
A/ Master Corporal A.W. Whynott

1:55 – 3:40 p.m.

Public Hearing

Naval Reserve Headquarters
· Captain (N) Viateur Tremblay, Deputy Commander, Naval Reserve

Friday, September 26, 2003

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.	Informal meeting
9:00 –10:30 a.m.	Visit to Emergency Operations Centre – Ville de Montréal, 1441 St-Urbain Street Briefing on present situation in Montreal Terrorism and its history in Montreal M. Jean-Guy Gagnon, Deputy Director, Investigations Department Denis Caouette, Sergeant, Operational Planning Section Pierre Brochet, Inspecteur, Chief of Operation Planning Section Jean-Yves Michaud, Deputy Director, Administrative Support Directorate Pierre Paul Pichette, Deputy Director, Operational Management Department
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.	Mess du Manège militaire des Fusiliers Mont-Royal, 3721, avenue Henri-Julien Brigadier General Gaston Côté, Commander Colonel Christian Rousseau, Commander, 5th Sector Support Group Colonel Yves Duhamel, Commander, 34^th Brigade Colonel Denis Brazeau, Chief of Staff Colonel Marc-André Préfontaine, Assistant Chief of Staff Reserves Lt. Colonel Marcel Chevarie, Unit Commander, Cadets Lt. Colonel Richard Giguère, G3, Land Forces Headquarters (Operations) Lt. Colonel Pierre Labelle, G1, Land Forces Headquarters (Human Resources) Lt. Colonel Serge Savaria, G4, Land Forces Headquarters (Support) Lt. Colonel Luc Richard, G8, Land Forces Headquarters (Financial) Lt. Colonel Bruno Plourde, G8, Reserves Major Bertin Michaud, Senior Padre
2:00 p.m.	End of program