Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence

Issue No. 19 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 5, 2018

OTTAWA, Monday, February 5, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence met this day at 1:05 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Gwen Boniface, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Boniface, Dagenais, McIntyre, McPhedran, Oh and Richards (7).

In attendance: Daniel McBryde and Constance Naud-Arcand, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft agenda (future business), in camera.

At 1:20 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 1:23 p.m., the committee resumed in public.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, the committee continued its study on Canada's national security and defence policies, practices, circumstances and capabilities. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)

Topic: Emergency Warning System

WITNESSES:

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission:

Scott Shortliffe, Chief Consumer Officer and Executive Director;

Rachelle Frenette, Acting General Counsel and Deputy Executive Director.

Pelmorex Weather Networks (Television) Inc.:

Paul Temple, Senior Vice-President, Strategic and Regulatory Affairs;

Martin Bélanger, Director, Public Alerting.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Shortliffe made a statement and, together with Ms. Frenette, answered questions.

At 2:20 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:28 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Temple made a statement and, together with Mr. Bélanger, answered questions.

The Honourable Senator Dagenais moved:

That the membership of the subcommittee on Veterans Affairs be as follows: the Honourable Senators Boniface, Dagenais, Jaffer, McIntyre and Richards, three of whom shall constitute a quorum.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

At 3:20 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:22 p.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee resumed in camera to consider a draft agenda (future business).

At 3:32 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee