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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence

First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable COLIN KENNY

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Monday, March 7, 2005

Issue No. 16

Thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth meetings on:

Canada's national security policy

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 7, 2005 - Morning meeting (76K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 7, 2005 - Afternoon meeting (165K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 7, 2005 - Evening meeting  - Town hall (70K)

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WITNESSES:

Morning meeting

National Defence:

Brigadier-General, Stuart A. Beare, Commander, Land Forces Western Area;

Captain Timothy J. Grant, Commander, 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group;

Colonel P.F. Wynnyk, Area Support Commander;

Lieutenant-Colonel Alan A. Marcewicz, Commanding Officer, Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit Edmonton.

Afternoon meeting

University of Alberta:

Tom Keating, Professor, Department of Political Science.

National Defence:

Colonel C.S. Sullivan, Wing Commander, 4 Wing Cold Lake;

Colonel W.S. Werny, Commanding Officer, Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment.

Town Hall

CBC Radio:

Ron Wilson, Host, Edmonton AM.

As individuals:

Adil Pirbhai;

Martin Katz;

John Stables;

Dave Hubert;

Simon Beaumont;

John Stallesco;

Laurie Hawn;

Mary Anne Jablonski, MLA;

Harlan Light;

Ross Deacon;

Colin W. Reichle;

John Simpson;

A.G. Dawrant;

Andrew Kuchta;

Peter Opryshko;

Cassandra Van-Norstrand;

David Maddess;

Jeff Bauer;

Marina Mascarenhas;

J.P. Grebenc;

Bill Stollery;

Diane Newman.

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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)

Change 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 Munson is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stollery (March 2, 2005).

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