Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16
Chair: The Honourable DANIEL LANG
Monday, June 20, 2016
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Issue No. 6
Fourth meeting:
Study on issues related to the Defence Policy Review presently being
undertaken by the government
Third (final) meeting:
Bill S-205, An Act to amend the Canada Border Services Agency Act (Inspector
General of the Canada Border Services Agency) and to make consequential
amendments to other Acts
INCLUDING:
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special
Study Budget: study on issues related to the Defence Policy Review presently
being undertaken by the government)
and
THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill
S-205, An Act to amend the Canada Border Services Agency Act (Inspector General
of the Canada Border Services Agency) and to make consequential amendments to
other Acts, with amendment)
- Minutes of Proceedings - June 20, 2016
- Minutes of Proceedings - June 22, 2016
- Fifth Report
- Sixth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 20, 2016
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 22, 2016
WITNESSES
Monday, June 20, 2016
Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute:
Colin Robertson, Vice-President, and Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary.
As an individual:
Elinor Sloan, Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science, Carleton University.
Embassy of Sweden to Canada:
H.E. Per Sjögren, Ambassador.
Conference of Defence Associations Institute:
Major General (Ret'd) Daniel Gosselin, Chair of the Board.
As individuals:
Colonel (Ret'd) Charles Davies;
Colonel (Ret'd) Michael P. Cessford.
Conference of Defence Associations:
Vice-Admiral (Ret'd) Denis Rouleau, Chair;
Tony Battista, CEO.
As individuals:
Brigadier-General (Ret'd) Jim Cox;
Dan Ross, Former Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), National Defence;
Major-General (Ret'd) James R. Ferron, Vice-President, Capability Development, Carillion Canada Inc.;
Vice-Admiral (Ret'd) Glenn Davidson, Former Ambassador of Canada to Syria and Afghanistan.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Daniel Lang, Chair
The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Beyak, Carignan, P.C., *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Dagenais, Day, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), McCoy, Meredith, White
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Day replaced the Honourable Senator Kenny (June 22, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Cowan was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (June 14, 2016).