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SECD - Standing Committee

National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

Meeting Detail

Videoconference
Televised live on PTN
Monday, May 25, 2026
4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, 2 Rideau Street, Ottawa ON, with videoconference
Clerk: Ericka Paajanen (343) 551-3452
Bill C-8, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
Witnesses
  • John de Boer, Vice President, Government Relations (BlackBerry)
  • Ali Ghorbani, Professor and Director, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity, Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity, University of New Brunswick (As an Individual)
  • Robbie Grant, Associate Lawyer, Privacy and Data Protection, McMillan LLP (As an Individual)
  • Matthew Hatfield, Executive Director (OpenMedia)
  • Christian Leuprecht, Professor, Royal Military College and Queen's University (As an Individual)
  • Matt Malone, Balsillie Scholar, Balsillie School of International Affairs (As an Individual)
  • Sharon Polsky, President (Privacy and Access Council of Canada)
  • Jennifer Quaid, Executive Director (Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange)
  • Kate Robertson, Senior Research Associate, University of Toronto (Citizen Lab)
  • David Shipley, Chief Executive Officer (Beauceron Security Inc.)
  • Aaron Shull, Research Director (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
  • Philip Stupak, Senior Director (ISC2)
Meeting with interpretation and transcription
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