Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14
Chair: The Honourable DANIEL LANG
Monday, March 31, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Issue No. 5
Fourth meeting on:
The status of Canada's international security and defence relations, including but not limited to, relations with the United States, NATO, and NORAD
Fourth and fifth meetings on:
Policies, practices, and collaborative efforts of Canada Border Services Agency in determining admissibility to Canada and removal of inadmissible individuals
INCLUDING:
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Budget 2014-15 Special study on the status of Canada's international
security and defence relations, including but not limited to, relations with
the United States, NATO, and NORAD)
THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Budget 2014-15 Special study on the policies, practices, and collaborative
efforts of Canada Border Services Agency in determining admissibility to
Canada and removal of inadmissible individuals)
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Budget 2014-15 Special study on Canada's national security and defence
policies, practices, circumstances and capabilities)
THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Budget 2014-15 Special study on the services and benefits provided to
members of the Canadian Forces; to veterans; to members and former members
of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their families)
WITNESSES
Monday, March 31, 2014
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers:
Lorne Waldman, President.
As an individual:
Julie Taub, Immigration and Refugee Lawyer, former member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association:
Josh Paterson, Executive Director.
Canadian Civil Liberties Association:
Sukanya Pillay, Executive Director and General Counsel (by video conference).
As an individual:
Martin Collacott, former ambassador, and spokesperson for the Centre for Immigration Policy Reform (by video conference).
Monday, April 7, 2014
Canadian Council for Refugees:
Janet Dench, Executive Director.
Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes:
Richard Goldman, Refugee Protection Coordinator (by video conference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Daniel Lang, Chair
The Honourable Roméo Antonius Dallaire, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Beyak, Campbell, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), *Cowan (or Fraser), Dagenais, Day, Mitchell, Segal, Wells, White
* Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Dallaire (April 3, 2014).
The Honourable Senator White replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (April 2, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Segal replaced the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen (April 2, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (April 1, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator White (April 1, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen replaced the Honourable Senator Segal (April 1, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Segal replaced the Honourable Senator Black (April 1, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Black replaced the Honourable Senator Segal (March 28, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Dallaire (March 28, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Wells replaced the Honourable Senator Doyle (March 26, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Doyle replaced the Honourable Senator Wells (March 25, 2014).