Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable DANIEL LANG
Monday, June 5, 2017
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Issue No. 15
First and second meetings:
Bill C-22, An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts
Second (final) meeting:
Subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 12 and 19 of Part 4 of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures
INCLUDING:
THE TWELFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 12 and 19 of Part 4 of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures)
APPEARING
The Honourable Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness;
The Honourable Bardish Chagger, P.C., M.P., Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
WITNESSES
Monday, June 5, 2017
Privy Council Office:
Ian McCowan, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Governance;
Heather Sheehy, Director of Operations, Machinery of Government.
Public Safety Canada:
Malcolm Brown, Deputy Minister.
As individuals:
Lieutenant-General (Retired) the Honourable Roméo Dallaire, former senator (by video conference);
The Honourable Hugh Segal, former senator.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:
Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
As individuals:
Errol Mendes, Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law; University of Ottawa;
Wesley K. Wark, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Daniel Lang, Chair
The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Boisvenu, Dagenais, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Kenny, Lankin, P.C., McIntyre, McPhedran, Moncion, Saint-Germain, *Smith (or Martin), Wallin, White
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (June 6, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Wallin replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (June 6, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Boniface (June 5, 2017).
The Honourable Senator White replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (May 18, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Boniface replaced the Honourable Senator Woo (May 16, 2017).