Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05
Chair: The Honourable COLIN KENNY
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Thursday, February 3, 2005
Issue No. 10
Nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first and twenty-second meetings on:
Canada's national security policy
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 2, 2005 (morning meeting) (102K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 2, 2005 (afternoon meeting) (180K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 2, 2005 (evening meeting) (99K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 3, 2005 (155K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 - Morning
9 Wing (Gander):
Lieutenant-Colonel Jim Macaleese, Commander.
103 Search and Rescue Squadron (Gander):
Major Brian Wicks, Commander.
Canadian Merchant Service Guild:
Lawrence Dempsey, National President;
Mark Boucher, National Secretary Treasurer.
Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE):
Wayne Fagan, Regional Vice-President;
John Fox, Member.
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 - Afternoon
Canadian Coast Guard:
John Butler, Regional Director, Newfoundland and Labrador.
H.M.C.S. Cabot:
Lieutenant-Commander Max Harvey, Commander.
36th Service Battalion:
Lieutenant-Colonel J.F. Camsell.
Royal Newfoundland Regiment (1st Battalion):
Lieutenant-Colonel S.P. Leonard.
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 - Evening
As individuals:
Greg Doyle;
Geoff Peters;
Harry Gordon Bown;
Don Barter;
James Cahill;
Arthur Howard;
Siobhan Coady;
Carl Powell;
J. Leonard Barron;
Andy Vavasour;
Joy Fitzsimmons;
Bettina Ford;
Tracy Glynn;
James MacLean;
Len Squires;
Jon Summers;
Fraser Ellis;
Kas Talabany.
Thursday, February 3, 2005
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador:
The Honourable Trevor Taylor, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Minister Responsible for Labrador.
House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador:
John Hickey, MHA, Lake Melville.
Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay:
Leo Abbas, Mayor.
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary:
Richard Deering, Chief of Police.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
Bill Smith, Chief Superintendent.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Colin Kenny, Chair
The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Atkins, *Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Banks, Cordy, Day, *Kinsella (or Stratton), Lynch-Staunton, Meighen, Munson
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), the membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (February 2, 2005).
The name of the Honourable Senator Munson is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Downe (February 2, 2005).