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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011

Chair: The Honourable PAMELA WALLIN

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Monday, October 17, 2011
Monday October 24, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011

Issue No. 2

Second, third and fourth meetings on:

Canada's national security and defence policies, practices, circumstances and capabilities

• Minutes of Proceedings - October 17, 2011
• Minutes of Proceedings - October 24, 2011
• Minutes of Proceedings - October 31, 2011
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 17, 2011 (154K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 24, 2011 (106K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 31, 2011 (70K)

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WITNESSES

Monday, October 17, 2011

National Defence:

Vice-Admiral Bruce Donaldson, Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff;

Matthew King, Associate Deputy Minister;

Kevin Lindsey, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer;

Rear-Admiral Jennifer Bennett, Chief of Reserves and Cadets;

Scott Stevenson, Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment).

The 7 Year Project:

Robert Roy, Head;

John Richmond, Director, Community Outreach.

Monday October 24, 2011

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

David Sproule, Deputy Legal Adviser and Director General;

Roland Legault, Deputy Director, United Nations, Human Rights and Economic Law Division;

Paul Galveias, Senior Export Controls Officer.

As individuals:

Andrea Charron, Research Associate, Centre for Security and Defence Studies, Carleton University.

Peter Jones, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Public Safety Canada:

John Davies, Director General, National Security Policy.

Canada Border Services Agency:

Geoff Leckey, Director General, Intelligence and Targeting.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

Mike Cabana, Assistant Commissioner, Federal and International Operations;

Guy Poudrier, Superintendant, Director, Customs and Excise Branch.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service:

Jeff Yaworski, Assistant Director, Operations.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Pamela Wallin, Chair

The Honourable  Roméo Antonius Dallaire, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

*Cowan (or Tardif), Dawson, Day, Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Mitchell, Plett, Stewart Olsen, Wallace

*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 Stewart Olsen replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (October 31, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (October 31, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Di Nino (October 25, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Di Nino replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (October 24, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (October 18, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Segal (October 18, 2011).

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