Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence

Issue No. 19 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 12, 2018

OTTAWA, Monday, February 12, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence met in camera this day at 1:03 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Gwen Boniface, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boniface, Brazeau, 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 committtee considered a draft agenda (future business), in camera.

At 1:13 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 1:27 p.m., the committee resumed in public.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on January 26, 2016, the committee continued its examination 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.)

WITNESSES:

Topic: Kidnapping of Canadians Abroad

Global Affairs Canada:

David Drake, Director General, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Intelligence Bureau.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service:

Jeff Yaworski, Deputy Director, Operations.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

James Malizia, Assistant Commissioner, National Security and Protective Policing.

Communications Security Establishment:

Shelly Bruce, Associate Chief.

Topic: Emergency Warning System

Public Safety Canada:

Patrick Tanguy, Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Management and Programs;

Martin Joyal, Senior Director, Policy and Outreach Directorate.

Environment and Climate Change Canada:

Ken Macdonald, Executive Director, Meteorological Services of Canada.

Rogers Communications Inc.:

David Watt, Senior Vice-President, Regulatory and Chief Privacy Officer;

Gerry Thompson, Senior Manager, Wireless Regulation.

TELUS Communications:

Eric Edora, Director, Regulatory Affairs;

Carreen Unguran, Senior Regulatory Advisor.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Drake and Assistant Commissioner Malizia each made a statement and, together with Mr. Yaworski and Ms. Bruce, asnwered questions.

At 2:48 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:58 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Tanguy made a statement and, together with Mr. Joyal and Mr. Macdonald, answered questions.

At 3:45 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:52 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Watt and Mr. Edora each made statements and, together with Mr. Thompson and Ms. Unguran, answered questions.

At 4:33 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee

Kevin Pittman
Acting Clerk of the Committee