Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable COLIN KENNY
Monday, March 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 (in camera)
Issue No. 3
First (final) meeting on:
Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Customs Act
and
Second meeting on:
Canada's national security policy
INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-2)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Peter Van Loan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety
WITNESSES:
Monday, March 30, 2009
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:
Carman Baggaley, Strategic Policy Advisor.
Canadian Airports Council:
Jim Facette, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Canada Border Services Agency:
Deirdre Kerr-Perrott, Vice-President, Innovation, Science and Technology;
Kristine Allen, Senior Counsel, Legal Services;
Caroline Xavier, Director General, Policy and Program Development Directorate.
Canadian Trucking Alliance:
David Bradley, Chief Executive Officer.
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters:
Jean Michel Laurin, Vice-President, Global Business Policy.
National Defence:
General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of Defence Staff, Canadian Forces;
Lieutenant-Commander J.R. Michel Thibault, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Natynczyk.
As an individual:
Major-General (Ret'd) Keith McDonald.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Colin Kenny, Chair
The Honourable Pamela Wallin, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Banks * Cowan (or Tardif) Day * LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Manning, Meighen, Moore, Tkachuk, Zimmer
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Day replaced the Honourable Senator Mitchell (March 31, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Meighen replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (March 31, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (March 30, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (March 30, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Meighen (March 30, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (March 26, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Mitchell replaced the Honourable Senator Day (March 26, 2009).