THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Monday, May 9, 2022
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[English]

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of May 5, 2022, the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence met this day in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, and with videoconference at 2 p.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Tony Dean, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Dean and Yussuff (3).

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Anderson, Dagenais, Dasko, Deacon (Ontario), Jaffer, Richards and Smith (7).

Participating in the meeting: Chantal Cardinal and Barbara Reynolds, procedural clerks, Martine Willox, Legislative Clerk 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 of issues relating to security and defence in the Arctic.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

As individuals:

Michael Byers, Professor, University of British Columbia;

Colonel (Ret'd) Pierre Leblanc, President, Arctic Security Consultants;

Peter Kikkert, Irving Shipbuilding Chair in Arctic Policy, Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, St. Francis Xavier University;

Adam Lajeunesse, Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Governance, St. Francis Xavier University;

Magali Vullierme, Researcher, CHUM Research Center, Université de Montréal, and Observatoire de la Politique et la sécurité de l’Arctique, École nationale d’administration publique.

Michael Byers, Pierre Leblanc and Peter Kikkert each made a statement and answered questions.

Adam Lajeunesse and Magali Vullierme each made a statement and answered questions.

At 3:57 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Ericka Dupont

Clerk of the Committee