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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16

Chair: The Honourable DANIEL LANG

Monday, September 19, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Issue No. 7

Fifth, sixth and seventh meetings:
Study on issues related to the Defence Policy Review presently being undertaken by the government

WITNESSES

Monday, September 19, 2016

As individuals:

Jane Boulden, Associate Dean of Arts, Royal Military College of Canada (by video conference);

Walter Dorn, Professor and Chair, Master of Defence Studies Programme, Royal Military College of Canada and Canadian Forces College;

Lieutenant-General (Ret'd) D. Michael Day, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute;

Lieutenant-General (Ret'd) Charles Bouchard;

Lieutenant-General (Ret'd) the Honourable Roméo Dallaire;

Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret'd) David Last, Associate Professor, Royal Military College;

David Bercuson, Director, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary (by video conference);

James A. Boutilier, Adjunct Professor, Pacific Studies, University of Victoria.

Naval Association of Canada:

Vice-Admiral (Ret'd) Drew Robertson.

Navy League of Canada:

Navy Captain (Ret'd) Harry Harsch, Vice President, Maritime Affairs.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Office of the Auditor General of Canada:

Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada;

Gordon Stock, Principal.

Office of the Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces:

Gary Walbourne, Ombudsman.

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD):

Kwezi Mngqibisa, Coordinator and Consultant, Somalia Initiative (by video conference).

As an individual:

Major-General (Ret'd) Lewis Mackenzie.

Royal Canadian Legion:

Major-General (Ret'd) Richard Blanchette, Chairman, Defence and Security Committee;

Charls Gendron, Secretary, Defence and Security Committee.

Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping:

Major (Ret'd) Wayne Mac Culloch, National President.

Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association:

Lieutenant-General (Ret'd) Louis Cuppens, Special Advisor.

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa:

Her Excellency Anne Kari Hansen Ovind, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway.

As an individual:

Carolyn McAskie, Former Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Burundi (ONUB).

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces:

Major-General Jean-Marc Lanthier, Commander, Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre;

Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Healey, Commandant, Peace Support Training Centre.

Parliamentary Centre:

Petra Andersson-Charest, Director of Programs.

CANADEM:

Paul LaRose-Edwards, Executive Director.

National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces:

General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff;

Lieutenant-General Christine Whitecross, Commander, Military Personnel Command;

Commodore Brian Santarpia, Director General, Plans, Strategic Joint Staff.

Reserves 2000:

Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret'd) John Selkirk, Executive Director.

Institut militaire de Québec:

Brigadier-General (Ret'd) Richard Giguère, President (by video conference).

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. (or Martin), Dagenais, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Kenny, McCoy, Meredith, White

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Kenny replaced the Honourable Senator Day (June 22, 2016).

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