Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18
Chair: The Honourable GWEN BONIFACE
Monday, March 19, 2018
Issue No. 21
First meeting:
Election of a second deputy chair
First meeting:
Subject matter of Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, insofar as it relates to Canada's borders
WITNESSES
As individuals:
Gil Kerlikowske, former Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (by video conference).
Brookings Institution:
John Hudak, Deputy Director, Center for Effective Public Management.
As an individual:
Len Saunders, Attorney at Law.
Canada Border Services Agency:
Peter Hill, Associate Vice-President, Programs Branch.
Global Affairs Canada:
Kevin Thompson, Director General, North America Strategy Bureau.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
Jamie Solesme, Superintendent, Federal Policing, Criminal Operations.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Gwen Boniface, Chair
The Honourable Jean-Guy Dagenais, Deputy Chair
The Honourable Mobina S.B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Boisvenu, *Day (or Mercer), Dean, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare) (or Mitchell), McIntyre, McPhedran, Oh, Richards, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo (or Saint-Germain)
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of November 7, 2017, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Dean replaced the Honourable Senator Brazeau (March 19, 2018).