Transcripts & Minutes - Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs (37th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Past Session:

For an Extra $130 Bucks….

Update On Canada’s Military Financial Crisis
A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOM UP

CRITICAL SHORTFALLS

Military Occu-pation Category (MOC)		Preferred Manning Level (PML)	Trained Effective Strenght (TES) Offr: 11298 NCMs:43532	% Below PML	Percent of Total Officer Requirement	Percent of Total NCM Requirement
	CRITICAL PERSONNEL SHORTAGES IN THE CANADIAN FORCES – SEPTEMBER 2002
	(Greater than 10% below requirements and not enough trainees to recover within 2 years, if requirements, retention and training patterns remain as forecast)
	Officers
43	Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Officers (EME)	346	291	-15,9	3,1
42	Communications and Electronics Engineering Officers (CELE)	784	702	-10,5	6,9
32	Pilot Officers (PLT)	1445	1311	-9,3	12,8
55	Medical Officers (MED)	230	187	-18,7	2,0
54	Pharmaceutical Officers (PHARM)	47	36	-23,4	0,4
56	Medical Associate Officers (MAO)	26	26	0,0	0,2
62	Roman Catholic Chaplains (Chap (RC))	72	67	-6,9	0,6
	NCMs
215	Signals Operators (Sig Op)	1751	1417	-19,1		4,1
111	Intelligence Operators (Int Op)	284	248	-12,7		0,6
738	Dental Technicians (Dent Tech)	203	197	-3,0		0,5
714	Medical Laboratory Technicians (Mlab Tech)	27	27	0,0		0,1
715	X-Ray Technicians (X Tech)	27	23	-14,8		0,1
718	Bio Electronics Technicians (BE Tech)	22	19	-13,6		0,1

Military Occu-pation Category (MOC)		Preferred Manning Level (PML)	Trained Effective Strenght (TES) Offr: 11298 NCMs:43532	% Below PML	Percent of Total Officer Requirement	Percent of Total NCM Requirement
	CAUTIONARY SHORTFALLS
	(Between 5 and 10% below requirements and not enough trainees to recover within 2 years, if requirements, retention and training patterns remain as forecast)
	Officers
46	Airfield Engineering Officers (AF Eng)	179	168	-6,1	1,6
78	Logistics Officers (Log)	1415	1316	-7,0	12,5
67	Legal Officers (Leg)	117	95	-18,8	1,0
	NCMs
277	Naval Communicators (Nav Comm)	716	665	-7,1		1,6
275	Naval Combat Information Operators (NCI Op)	438	414	-5,5		1,0
276	Naval Electronic Sensor Operators (NES Op)	361	329	-8,9		0,8
312	Marine Engineering Mechanic (Mar Eng Mech)	1041	1034	-0,7		2,4
313	Marine Engineering Technician (Mar Eng Tech)
314	Marine Engineering Artificer (Mar Eng Art)
332	Marine Electricians (Mar El)	455	443	-2,6		1,1
331	Electricians Technician (E Tech)
341	Clearance Divers (Cl Div)	133	120	-9,8		0,3
342	Clearance Divers Technician (Cl Div T)
021	Field Artillery (Artymn-FD)	1254	1143	-8,9		2,9
081	Airborne Electronic Sensor Operators (AES Op)	200	188	-6,0		0,5
091	Flight Engineers (Flt Engr)	356	344	-3,4		0,8
651	Fire Fighters (Fire Ftr)	451	441	-2,2		1,0
811	Military Police (MP)	1110	1052	-5,2		2,5
836	Records Management Support Clerks (RMS Clk)	2874	2738	-4,7		6,6
911	Supply Technicians (Sup Tech)	2510	2398	-4,5		5,7
871	Musician (Muscn)	239	228	-4,6		0,5

	SHORTFALLS IMPROVING
	(Greater than 5% below requirements BUT enough potential trainees to recover, in the medium or long term, if requirements, retention and training patterns remain as forecast)
	Officers
44	Maritime Engineering Officers (MARE)	538	496	-7,8	4,8
71	Maritime Surface and Sub-Surface Officers (MARS)	880	803	-8,8	7,8
24	Field Engineering Officers (Engrs)	385	339	-11,9	3,4
22	Artillery Officers (Arty)	426	403	-5,4	3,8
23	Infantry Officers (Inf)	923	844	-8,6	8,2
82	Intelligence Officers (Int)	181	164	-9,4	1,6
39	Aerospace Control Officers (AEC)	506	434	-14,2	4,5
51	Dental Officers (Dent)	119	104	-12,6	1,1
57	Nursing Officers (Nur)	241	220	-8,7	2,1
49	Physio Therapy Officers (Phy Th)	12	10	-16,7	0,1
58	Social Worker Officers	35	25	-28,6	0,3
61	Protestant Chaplains (Chap (P))	77	68	-11,7	0,7
	NCM
065	Naval Weapons Technicians (NW Tech)	437	384	-12,1		1,0
278	Tactical Acoustics Sensor Operators (TAS Op)	478	405	-15,3		1,1
283	Naval Electronics Technician (Acoustic) (NET (A))	211	164	-22,3		0,5
284	Naval Electronics Technician (Communications) (NET (C))	243	177	-27,2		0,6
285	Naval Electronics Technician (Tactical) (NET(T))	349	252	-27,8		0,8
227	Land Communications and Information Systems Technician (LCIS Tech)	879	756	-14,0		2,0
052	Linemen (Lnm)	357	329	-7,8		0,8
411	Vehicle Technicians (Veh Tech)	2193	2079	-5,2		5,0
421	Weapons Tech Land (W Tech L)	349	315	-9,7		0,8
434	Fire Control Systems Technician (FCS Tech)	353	268	-24,1		0,8
526	Avionics Support Technician (AVS Tech)	1485	1348	-9,2		3,5
921	Ammunition Technicians (Ammo Tech)	177	138	-22,0		0,4
737	Medical Technicians (Med Tech)	1452	1343	-7,5		3,2

PML and TES for 1 Sep 02 as defined in Fall 2000 Personnel Status Report

APPENDIX VIII

EXHIBITS

Exhibit #1: Conference of Defence Associations
(November 26, 2001, Issue no. 7)

Exhibit #2: Royal Canadian Military Institute
(November 26, 2001, Issue no. 7)

Exhibit #3: Council for Canadian Defence & Security in the 21st Century at the Centre for Military & Strategic Studies (November 26, 2001, Issue no. 7)

Exhibit #4: Department of National Defence – Maritime Forces Pacific
(December 10, 2001, Issue no. 9)

Exhibit #5: Department of National Defence – One Canadian Air Division
(December 10, 2001, Issue no. 9)

Exhibit #6: Department of National Defence – 17 Wing Winnipeg (December 10, 2001, Issue no. 9)

Exhibit #7: Department of National Defence – CFB Gagetown (February 11, 2002, Issue No. 12)

Exhibit #8: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (February 11, 2002, Issue No. 12)

Exhibit #9: Department of National Defence - Material submitted by Vice Admiral Maddison

(May 6, 2002, Issue No.14)

Exhibit #10: Department of National Defence - Material submitted by Lieutenant-General Macdonald

(May 6, 2002, Issue No.14)

Exhibit #11: Department of National Defence – Land Force Doctrine and Training System

(May 8, 2002, Issue No. 15)

Exhibit #12: Department of National Defence – Army Training

(May 8, 2002, Issue No. 15)

Exhibit #13: Department of National Defence – Interoperability

(May 8, 2002, Issue No. 15)

Exhibit #14: Department of National Defence – Joint-Operations Group

(May 8, 2002, Issue No. 15)

Exhibit #15: Department of National Defence – Disaster Assistance Response

(May 8, 2002, Issue No. 15)

Exhibit #16: Department of National Defence – Communications and Electronics

(May 9, 2002, Issue No. 15)

Exhibit #17: Council for Canadian Defence and Security in the 21st Century

(May 27, 2002, Issue No. 15)

Exhibit #18: Queen’s University, Defence Management Studies Program

(May 27, 2002, Issue No. 15)

Exhibit #19: Carleton University, Centre for Security and Defence Studies

(June 3, 2002, Issue No. 16)

Exhibit #20: Department of National Defence – Recruiting Group

(June 25, 2002, Issue No. 19)

Exhibit #21: Department of National Defence – CFB Borden

(June 25, 2002, Issue No. 19)

Exhibit #22: Department of National Defence – Canadian Forces

(June 25, 2002, Issue No. 19)

Exhibit #23: Department of National Defence – Support Training Group

(June 25, 2002, Issue No. 19)

Exhibit #24: Department of National Defence – 8 Wing CFB Trenton

(June 26, 2002, Issue No. 19)

Exhibit #25: Department of National Defence – Canadian Parachute Centre

(June 26, 2002, Issue No. 19)

Exhibit #26: Department of National Defence – Sky Hawks

(June 26, 2002, Issue No. 19)

Exhibit #27: Department of National Defence – 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

(June 27, 2002, Issue No. 19)

APPENDIX IX

STATISTICS

Number of Persons Whom The Committee Met	244
Number of Bases Visited and Installations	15
Number of Units Visited	65
Number of Hours	166

APPENDIX X

MEDIA ACTIVITIES

Veronica Morris

Veronica Morris joined the office of the Honourable Colin Kenny in November 1999, as a Special Assistant working on tobacco legislation sponsored by the Senator. In June of 2001 Ms. Morris assumed responsibility for media relations with the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence as it conducted an introductory survey on Canadian Security issues. Currently the Committee is examining the need for a national security policy for Canada.

Meetings of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence are open to members of the media. Exceptions include when the Committee is drafting reports, dealing with personnel matters, or when a host specifically requests proceedings be held in camera.

When in Ottawa, Committee hearings are televised on the Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC); on the Senate Internet site (audio and video); the Parliamentary TV Network; and the Senate audio network, frequencies

(MHz): Floor: 94.7, English: 95.5, French: 95.1.

Those interested in the Committee’s activities can subscribe to a mailing list that provides advance notice of meeting times, locations, and witnesses.

Information regarding the Committee can be obtained through its web site:

http://sen-sec.ca

Questions can be directed to:

Toll free: 1-800-267-7362

Or via email:

The Committee Clerk: defence@sen.parl.gc.ca

The Committee Chair: kennyco@sen.parl.gc.ca

Media inquiries should be sent to: ckres2@sen.parl.gc.ca

APPENDIX XI

BIOGRAPHIES OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable NORMAN K. ATKINS, Senator

Senator Atkins was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. His family is from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where he has spent a great deal of time over the years. He is a graduate of the Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario, and of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, where he studied economics and completed a Bachelor of Arts programme in 1957. (Senator Atkins subsequently received an Honourary Doctorate in Civil Law in 2000, from Acadia University, his old “alma mater”.)

Senator Atkins has had a long and successful career in the field of communications – as an advertising executive to be precise. A former President of Camp Associates Advertising Limited, as well-known Toronto-based agency, Senator Atkins has also played an active role within the industry, serving, for instance, as Director of the Institute of Canadian Advertising in the early 1980’s.

Over the years, Senator Atkins has had a long and successful career in the field of communications – as an organizer or participant in a number of important causes and events. For instance, and to name only a few of his many contributions, Senator Atkins has given of his time and energy to Diabetes Canada, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, the Dellcrest Children Centre, the Federated Health Campaign in Ontario, the Healthpartners campaign in the Federal Public Service as well as the Camp Trillium-Rainbow Lake Fundraising Campaign.

Senator Atkins was also involved with the Institute for Political Involvement and the Albany Club of Toronto. (It was during his tenure as President in the early 1980’s that the Albany Club, a prestigious Toronto private club, and one of the oldest such clubs across the country, opened its membership to women.)

Senator Atkins has a long personal history of political involvement. In particular, and throughout most of the last 50 years or so, he has been very active within the Progressive Conservative Party – at both the national and the provincial levels. Namely, Senator Atkins has held senior organizational responsibility in a number of election campaigns and he has served as an advisor to both the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney and the Rt. Hon. Robert L. Stanfield, as well as the Hon. William G. Davis.

Norman K. Atkins was appointed to the Senate of Canada on June 29, 1986. In the years since, he has proven to be an active, interested, and informed Senator. In particular, he has concerned himself with a number of education and poverty issues. As well, he has championed the cause of Canadian merchant navy veterans, seeking for them a more equitable recognition of their wartime service.

Currently, Senator Aktins is the Chair of the Progressive Conservative Senate Caucus, Deputy Chair of Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration as well as a member of both the National Security and Defence Committee and the Veterans Affairs Subcomittee. He is also the Honourary Chair of the Dalton K. Camp Endowment in Journalism at Saint-Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

The Honourable TOMMY BANKS, Senator

Tommy Banks is well-known to Canadians as one of our most accomplished and versatile entertainers, and an international standard-bearer for Canadian culture.

From 1968-83, he was the host of The Tommy Banks Show. A Gemini Award-winning variety television performer, he is today the owner of Tommy Banks Music Ltd.

A Juno Award-winning musician,Senator Banks has achieved national and international renown as Conductor or Music Director for such signature events as: The Royal Command Performance (1978); The Commonwealth Games (1978); the World University Games (1983); and the Opening Ceremonies for EXPO '86 and the XVth Olympic Winter Games (1988). He has also served as a guest conductor with symphony orchestras throughout Canada and in the United States.

As founding Chairman of the Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts, Senator Banks has worked tirelessly to ensure that other promising musicians and performers receive the exposure they deserve right across the country.

In 1979,Senator Banks received an Honourary Diploma of Music from Grant MacEwan College. That same year, he received the Juno Award and the Grand Prix du Disque-Canada. In 1987, he received an Honourary Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta. In 1990, he received the Sir Frederick Haultain Prize.

In 1991, Senator Banks was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. And in 1993, he was awarded the Alberta Order of Excellence.

On 9 May 2001, Senator Tommy Banks was appointed Vice-Chair of the Prime Minister's Caucus Task Force on Urban issues. The Task Force will consult with citizens, experts and other orders of government to explore how these groups and individuals can work more collaboratively, within the federal jurisdiction, to strengthen quality of life in our large urban centres.

Senator Banks lives in Edmonton.

Current Member of the following Senate committee(s):

Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
National Finance
National Security and Defence
The Special Committee on Illegal Drugs

The Honourable Jane Cordy, Senator

An accomplished educator, Jane Cordy also has an extensive record of community involvement.

Senator Cordy earned a Teaching Certificate from the Nova Scotia Teachers's College and a Bachelor of Education from Mount Saint Vincent University.

In 1970, she began her teaching career, which has included stints with the Sydney School Board, the Halifax County School Board, the New Glasgow School Board, and the Halifax Regional School Board.

Senator Cordy has also served as Vice-Chair of the Halifax-Dartmouth Port Development Commission and as Chair of the Board of Referees for the Halifax Region of Human Resources Development Canada.

Senator Cordy has also given generously of her time to numerous voluntary organizations. She has been a Board Member of Phoenix House, a shelter for homeless youth; a Member of the Judging Committee for the Dartmouth Book Awards (1993-95 --1999-2000); Member of the Strategic Planning Committee of Colby Village Elementary School; and, a Religious Education Program Volunteer and Lector with Dartmouth's St. Clement's Church.

Senator Cordy is a native of Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Current Member of the following Senate committee(s):

Library of Parliament (Joint)
National Security and Defence
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Subcommittee on the Preservation and Promotion of a Sense of Canadian Community.

The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY, Senator

Appointed to the Senate by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien, Senator Joseph Day represents the province of New Brunswick and the Senatorial Division of Saint John-Kennebecasis. He has served in the Senate of Canada since October 4, 2001.

He is currently a Member of the following Senate Committees: Agriculture and Forestry; National Security and Defence; and, the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs. Areas of interest and specialization include: science and technology, defence, international trade and human rights issues, and heritage and literacy. He is a member of many Interparliamentary associations, including the Canada-China Legislative Association and the Interparliamentary Union.

A well-known New Brunswick lawyer and engineer, Senator Day has had a successful career as a private practice attorney. His legal interests include Patent and Trademark Law, and intellectual property issues. Called to the bar of New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario, he is also certified as a Specialist in Intellectual Property Matters by the Law Society of Upper Canada, and a Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Most recently (1999-2000) he served as President and CEO of the New Brunswick Forest Products Association. In 1992, he joined J.D. Irving Ltd., a conglomerate with substantial interests in areas including forestry, pulp and paper, and shipbuilding, as legal counsel. Prior to 1992 he practiced with Gowling & Henderson in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ogilvy Renauld in Ottawa, and Donald F. Sim in Toronto, where he began his career in 1973.

An active member of the community, Senator Day currently chairs the Foundation, and the Board of the Dr. V.A. Snow Centre Nursing Home, as well as the Board of the Associates of the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Among his many other volunteer efforts, he has held volunteer positions with the Canadian Bar Association and other professional organizations, and served as National President of both the Alumni Association (1996) and the Foundation (1998-2000) of the Royal Military College Club of Canada.

Senator Day holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada, an LL.B from Queen’s University, and a Masters of Laws from Osgoode Hall.

HONOURABLE J. MICHAEL FORRESTALL

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall was born at Deep Brook, Nova Scotia on September 23, 1932. After an early career as a journalist with the Chronicle Herald and airline executive, he entered politics and was first elected to the House of Commons in the General Election of 1965.

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall was subsequently re-elected to the House of Commons in 1968, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, and 1984. He first became Official Opposition Defence Critic in 1966, and challenged the government of Prime Minister Pearson on the Unification of the Canadian Forces. Senator Forrestall subsequently served as Defence Critic from 1966-1979 and served over that period of time as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs.

From 1979-1984, the Honourable J. Michael Forrestall served as a member or alternate to the North Atlantic Assembly. During that period of time he also served as General Rapporteur of the North Atlantic Assembly’s Military Committee and presented the committee report entitled Alliance Security in the 1980's. In November of 1984, Senator Forrestall led the Canadian delegation to the 30th Annual Session of the North Atlantic Assembly.

In 1984, the Honourable J. Michael Forrestall was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, and in 1986, the Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion and the Minister of State for Science and Technology. He was a candidate in the 1988 General Election and defeated. In 1989, Senator Forrestall was appointed to the Board of Directors of Marine Atlantic, and then in 1990, appointed to the Veterans Appeal Board.

On September 27, 1990, the Honourable J. Michael Forrestall was appointed to the Senate of Canada. From 1993-1994 he was a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Canada’s Defence Policy and serves to this day as Defence critic in the Senate. Senator Forrestall is currently Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence, a member of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy. The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall has, in the past, served as a member of the Senate

Special Committee on the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Somalia, Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senate Sub-Committee on Veterans Affairs and Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications and Chair of the Special Senate Committee on Transportation Safety and Security.

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall is currently a member of the NATO Parliamentary Association, Inter-Parliamentary Union, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group and the Royal Canadian Legion.

The Honourable COLIN KENNY, Senator

Career History

Sworn in on June 29th, 1984 representing the Province of Ontario. His early political career began in 1968 as the Executive Director of the Liberal Party in Ontario. From 1970 until 1979 he worked in the Prime Minister's Office as Special Assistant, Director of Operations, Policy Advisor and Assistant Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Pierre Trudeau.

Committee Involvement

During his parliamentary career, Senator Kenny has served on numerous committees. They include the Special Committee on Terrorism and Security (1986-88) and (1989-91), the Special Joint Committee on Canada’s Defence Policy (1994), the Standing Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce, the Standing Committee on National Finance, and the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration.

He is currently Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, and is Deputy-Chair of the Special Committee on Illegal Drugs. The Senator is also currently a member of the Steering Committee of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources.

Defence Matters

Senator Kenny has been elected as Rapporteur for the Defence and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Prior to that he was Chair of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Subcommittee on the Future Security and Defence Capabilities and Vice-Chair of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Subcommittee on the Future of the Armed Forces.

EMAIL: kennyco@sen.parl.gc.ca

Website: http://sen.parl.gc.ca/ckenny

The Honourable MICHAEL A. MEIGHEN, Senator

Appointed to the Senate in 1990, the Honourable Michael Meighen serves on various Senate Standing Committees including Banking Trade and Commerce, Fisheries, National Security and Defence, and chairs the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs. He has also served on the Special Joint Committee on Canada’s Defence Policy and the Special Joint Committee on a Renewed Canada.

In his private career, Senator Meighen is Counsel to the law firm Ogilvy Renault, and was Legal Counsel to the Deschênes Commission on War Criminals. He is Chairman of Cundill Funds (Vancouver) and sits on the Board of Directors of Deutsche Bank Canada, Paribas Participations Limited, AMJ Campbell Inc., J.C. Clark Ltd. (Toronto).

Senator Meighen’s record of community service includes the Salvation Army, Stratford Festival, Toronto and Western Hospital, Prostate Cancer Research Foundation, Atlantic Salmon Federation, T.R. Meighen Foundation, University of King’s College (Chancellor), University of Waterloo Centre for Cultural Management, Université Laval, McGill University.

Senator Meighen is a graduate of McGill University and Université Laval. He lives in Toronto with his wife Kelly and their three children.

The Honourable David P. Smith, Senator

In addition to being a most able and respected lawyer, the Honourable David Smith has a distinguished record of public service.

Mr. Smith earned a B.A. in Political Science from Carleton University in 1964 and an LL.B from Queen's University in 1970. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1972. During a very distinguished career, Mr. Smith has become a foremost practitioner of municipal, administrative and regulatory law.

At the time of this appointment, Mr. Smith was Chairman and Partner of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, one of Canada's oldest and largest law firms. In 1998, with the formation of Fraser Milner, Mr. Smith was named the firm's first Chairman. Previously, Mr. Smith was Chairman of Fraser & Beatty.

From 1980-84 Mr. Smith sat in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for the riding of Don Valley East where he also served as Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism). In 1972, he was elected to Toronto City Council. After his re-election in 1974, he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the City of Toronto and Metro Toronto Council. He was re-elected again in 1976 and was subsequently appointed President of Toronto City Council and Deputy Mayor of Toronto.

Mr. Smith became very active in the Liberal party in the 1960's and held such positions as National President of the Young Liberals, Executive Assistant to Keith Davey who was national director, and executive assistant to the Hon. Walter Gordon and the Hon. John Turner.

Mr. Smith has lent his time to numerous voluntary and philanthropic organizations. He has sat on the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, as well as on the boards of the Salvation Army, Toronto General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and George Brown College. He has served as Chairman of the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation and as Vice Chairman of the O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts.

Mr. Smith and his wife, Heather, have raised three children: Alexander, Kathleen and Laura. He is 61 years of age.

Current Member of the following Senate committee(s):

Foreign Affairs
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
National Security and Defence
Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

The Honourable John (Jack) Wiebe, Senator

Jack Wiebe is one of Saskatchewan's leading citizens. He has been a highly successful farmer, as well as a member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.

And in 1994, he became the first farmer to be appointed to the position of Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan in almost 50 years.

Senator Wiebe first became known in Saskatchewan as a leader in the farm community. He and his family built a thriving farm in the Main Center district of the province, and from 1970-86 he was owner and President of L&W Feeders Ltd.

Senator Wiebe has been very involved with the co-operative movement, and has served on the Main Center Wheat Pool Committee, the Herbert Credit Union, the Herbert Co-op, and the Saskatchewan Co-operative Advisory Board. He has also been active with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, and the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association. He is currently the Saskatchewan Chairman of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council.

Senator Wiebe was elected in 1971 and 1975 as a Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for the constituency of Morse.

Senator Wiebe and his wife, Ann, have raised three daughters and have four grandchildren.

Current Member of the following Senate committee(s):

Agriculture and Forestry
National Security and Defence
Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs

APPENDIX XII

BIOGRAPHIES OF THE COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT

Chief Warrant Officer J.J.L.M. Dessureault, OMM, CD

Canadian Forces
Chief Warrant Officer

Chief Warrant Officer Dessureault was born on 2 November 1945 in Shawinigan, Quebec. He enrolled in the Canadian Army on 26 March 1964 and completed his training at the Royal 22^e Regiment depot at Valcartier, Quebec. In September of that year, he was posted to the 2^nd Battalion Royal 22^e Régiment, then stationed at Valcartier.

In July 1965, he accompanied the unit to Werl in Northern Germany for a period of four years. Upon his return to Canada in November 1969, he held a variety of positions within the 3^rd Battalion until June 1971, date where he rejoined the 1^stBattalion, which had been transferred to Lahr in Southern Germany. In April 1972 he was promoted to Master-Corporal.

In August 1974, following his return to Canada, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, initially acting as section commander and then as platoon Second in Command for the 3^rd Battalion at Valcartier. In August 1976 he is affected to the 1^st Battalion for a duration of five years. He was promoted twice during that posting.

In June 1983, he returned to Canada to assume the duties of Master Warrant Officer of the military drill training section at the Collège militaire royal de Saint‑Jean, Quebec. In June 1986, he was appointed to a position of company Sergeant-Major at the 2^nd Battalion. He accompanied the unit to Cyprus in February 1987. During this tour of duty, he was promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer and, in June 1987, was posted to Headquarters "Secteur de l’Est" in Montreal.

In June 1990, following his three‑year posting, he was assigned the position of Regimental Sergeant-Major of the 1^st Battalion Royal 22^e Régiment. On 8 April 1992, he accompanied this unit to the former Yugoslavia as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission. He was therefore the first Regimental Sergeant‑Major to be deployed with a battle group since Korea. When he returned to Canada in June 1993, he was assigned the duties of Chief Warrant Officer Land Force Quebec Area. On 20 June 1996, he is nominated Chief Warrant Officer of the Land Force Command. He is the Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer since 15 June 1999 until retirement the 31 July 2001.

November 1994, he was decorated Member of the Order of Military Merit and promoted to the rank of Officer of Military Merit in January 2000

Chief Warrant Officer Dessureault is married to Marianne Claassen, who is originally from the Netherlands; they have one daughter, Désirée.

MAJOR-GENERAL(Ret) G. Keith

MCDONALD

MGen McDonald grew up in Edmonton, attended College Militaire Royal in St. Jean and Royal Military College in Kingston (RMC), graduating in 1966 and being awarded his pilot wings in 1967.

He instructed on T-33 aircraft at Canadian Forces Base, Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. In 1970, he was posted to RMC as a Squadron Commander and later the Assistant Director of Cadets.

1973 saw MGen McDonald return to the cockpit training on the CF-5 and CF104 aircraft. He was posted to 439 Squadron at CFB Baden-Soellingen in 1974 flying the CF104 in the ground attack role. Promoted to Major in 1977, MGen McDonald became the Group Tactical Evaluation Officer in 1978.

In 1980, MGen McDonald attended the Royal Air Force Staff College at Bracknell in England. Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in January 1981, he returned to National Defence Headquarters responsible for CF-18 operational planning and CF-18 equipment purchases. In 1982, he moved to the CF-18 Project Management Office as the Operational Requirements Manager.

MGen McDonald completed CF-18 Training at CFB Cold Lake, prior to returning to CFB Baden-Soellingen in 1985 as the first CF-18 Squadron Commander of 439(Tiger) Squadron. In July 1987, he was promoted to Colonel and posted to NDHQ as Director Professional Education and Development. In July 1989, MGen McDonald assumed command of CFB and #4 Wing Baden-Soellingen. During his tenure as Base/Wing Commander he oversaw the mounting of the CF18 air task group to the Persian Gulf War and set in motion the closure of Baden. In 1992, he returned to NDHQ as Special Assistant to the ADM(Per) and in July 1993 assumed the newly created position which combined the SA/VCDS and the Director of the NDHQ Secretariat.

In Jun 94, General McDonald was promoted to Brigadier General and assumed the duties of Director General Aerospace Development at NDHQ. He was promoted to Major General in 1996,assuming the position of director of combat operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace defence Command at Colorado Springs, USA. He held that position until his retirement from the Canadian Forces in 1998 after 37 years in the Canadian Forces.

Gen McDonald has accumulated over 4000 hours of pilot in command flying time, primarily in the CF18, CF104, CF5 and T-33. Professional education includes a Bachelors degree in Politics and Economics, staff school, the RAF Staff College, Post Graduate Courses in Business at Queens University, the National Security studies course, and numerous project management courses.

After leaving the military in 1998, Gen McDonald served a period of “conflict of interest” prior to joining BMCI Consulting as a Principal Consultant in the Aerospace and Defence Division.

Gen McDonald is married to the former Catherine Grunder of Kincardine, Ontario, and they have two grown daughters, Jocelyn and Amy.

Grant Purves

A senior research officer, Mr. Purves joined the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament in 1974. Since then he has helped a number of Parliamentary committees prepare major studies. He was assigned to the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence in 2001.

Mr. Purves has a strong academic background in military and East European history.

Barbara Reynolds

Barbara Reynolds has worked with Canadian parliamentarians for 28 years in various capacities. Trained as a sociologist, she worked for 10 years as a research officer for the Library of Parliament, assisting committees involved in the area of social affairs. During this time she served for three years as Director of Research for the House of Commons Committee on Disabled Persons that produced the landmark report entitled Obstacles.

An associate of the Parliamentary Centre for 15 years, she organized fact-finding visits for legislators to and from the United States as well as study tours to Canada for legislators from African and Southeast Asian countries. She coordinated professional development programs for legislators and their staff, and wrote guidebooks on the operation of parliamentarians’ offices in Ottawa and in their constituencies. In addition, she served as the director of the Parliament, Business and Labour Trust, a program under which legislators spend up to a week with major corporations and trade unions.

From 1985 to 2000 she also served as adviser to the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the worldwide organization of legislators that serves as the parliamentary wing of the United Nations.

In April 1998, she joined the Senate Committees Directorate as a Committee Clerk. Her committee assignments have included: Security and Intelligence; Boreal Forest, Fisheries; Transportation Safety; Veterans Affairs; and National Security and Defence.

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