THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Monday, May 2, 2022
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence met this day at 2:01 p.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Tony Dean, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators, Boehm, Boisvenu, Dagenais, Deacon (Ontario), Dean, Smith and Yussuff (7).

Participating in the meeting: Chantal Cardinal, Procedural Clerk, Sara Gajic and Martine Willox, legislative clerks and Natacha Umugwaneza, Administrative Assistant, Committees Directorate; Ariel Shapiro and Anne‑Marie Therrien-Tremblay, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022, the committee continued its study on issues relating to security and defence in the Arctic.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

As individuals:

Ron Wallace, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute;

Guy Saint-Jacques, Former Canadian Ambassador to China (2012-2016);

Jessica M. Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic 360;

Marc Lanteigne, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Tromsø, Norway;

Jeffrey Reeves, Vice-President, Research and Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

Guy Saint-Jacques, Ron Wallace and Jessica M. Shadian each made a statement and answered questions.

Marc Lanteigne and Jeffrey Reeves each made a statement.

At 3:14 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:19 p.m., the committee resumed.

Marc Lanteigne and Jeffrey Reeves answered questions.

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

ATTEST:

Ericka Dupont

Clerk of the Committee