THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 8, 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 12 p.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Tony Dean, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Boisvenu, Dagenais, Dasko, Dean, Richards, Wells and Yussuff (8).

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Anderson, Boniface, Dalphond and Jaffer (4).

Participating in the meeting: 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 Wednesday, May 11, 2022, the committee continued its consideration of Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Customs Act and the Preclearance Act, 2016.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

OpenMedia:

Bryan Short, Lead Campaigner.

Canadian Centre for Child Protection:

Monique St. Germain, General Counsel.

As individuals:

Lex Gill, Research Fellow, Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto;

Benjamin Goold, Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia;

Michael Nesbitt, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary.

Lex Gill, Michael Nesbitt and Bryan Short each made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:00 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 1:03 p.m., the committee resumed.

Monique St. Germain and Benjamin Goold each made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:51 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Ericka Dupont

Clerk of the Committee