Travel to Kingston

16:00

Fact-finding visit to Royal Military College 

Brigadier-General J.M.J. Leclerc, Commandant

Dr. John Scott Cowan, Principal

Colonel  W.N. Peters, Director of Cadets.  

18:00

Mess Dinner with Cadets

19:00

Town Hall meeting with R.M.C. Cadets 

Major Michael Boire, Moderator         

08:00-09:00

Informal meeting

9:00-12:00

Public Hearing 

Dr.  Douglas Bland, Chair, Defence Management Studies, Queen’s University 

Dr. W. Donald Macnamara, Senior Fellow, Queen's Centre for International Relations 

10:30-12:00

Public Hearing 

Dr. Kim Richard Nossal , Professor and Head, Political Studies Department Queen’s University 

Dr. Charles Pentland, Political Studies, Centre for International Relations, Queen’s University 

12:00-12:30

Fact-finding visit to see Bison armoured vehicle and discussion with  3 military personnel who have recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan    

12:30-13:30

Informal meeting 

13:30-17:00

Public Hearing 

Dr. Lt. Col. David Last, Registrar, Royal Military College of Canada 

Dr. Jane Boulden, Canada Research Chair in International Relations and Security Studies, Royal Military College of Canada 

15:30-17:00

Public Hearing 

Major General Andrew Leslie, Canadian Forces 

17:30-19:30

Townhall meeting  

Travel to Windsor 

14:00-17:30

Fact-finding visit to border crossing at Ambassador Bridge 

Tour of customs facilities, including visit to Offsite Suffrance Warehouse – Commercial Operations

• off-loading of truck

• demonstration of mobile VACIS

• cargo x-ray machines

• searching by customs dogs

Briefing by customs management

• technology related to security for passengers

• technology related to security for commercial operations

18:00-19:00

Fact-finding visit with customs union representatives  

19:00-20:00

Fact-finding visit on the status of new bridge  

08:00-09:00

Informal meeting

09:00-12:30

Public Hearing 

Mario Iatonna, Municipal Engineer, City of  Windsor 

Shelby Slater, Director of Homeland Security, City of Detroit 

Kirk Steudle, Chief Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Transportation 

Bruce McCuiag, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Planning and Standards Division, Ontario Ministry of Transportation 

11:00-12:30

Public Hearing 

Bob Keyes, Senior Vice President, International – Canadian Chamber of Commerce  

Mark Norman, President, Daimler-Chrysler, and Chair of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council, Infrastructure Committee 

13:30-14:00

Informal meeting

14:00-15:30

Public Hearing 

Dr. Andrew Richter, Assistant Professor, International Relations and Strategic Studies, University of Windsor 

15:30-17:00

Public Hearing 

Commander Chris Ross, H.M.C.S. York 

Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Trottier, Windsor Regiment 

Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Berthiaume, Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment

Travel to Toronto 

08:00-09:00

Informal meeting

09:00-12:30

Public Hearing 

Dr. Conrad Winn, President and C.E.O. of COMPAS 

10:00-12:30

Public Hearing 

Dr. David Dewitt, Director, Centre for International and Security Studies, York University 

Dr. Martin Shadwick, Research Associate, York Centre for International and Security studies, Professor of Political Science, York University 

13:00-14:00

Public Hearing 

Mr. Michael Marzolini, Chairman and C.E.O. Pollara  

14:00-15:30

Public Hearing 

Brigadier-General J.G.M. Lessard, Commander Land Forces Central Area  

Brigadier-General G. A. Young, Deputy Commander Land Forces Central Area