Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14
Chair: The Honourable DANIEL LANG
Monday, April 28, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Issue No. 6
First meeting on:
The subject-matter of those elements contained in Divisions 1 and 7 of Part 6 of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
Fifth and sixth meetings on:
The status of Canada's international security and defence relations, including but not limited to, relations with the United States, NATO, and NORAD
Sixth and seventh meetings on:
Policies, practices, and collaborative efforts of Canada Border Services Agency in determining admissibility to Canada and removal of inadmissible individuals
WITNESSES
Monday, April 28, 2014
National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces:
Major-General Michael Day, Chief of Force Development.
As individuals:
Michaela Dodge, Policy Analyst, Defence and Strategic Policy, Heritage Foundation;
Lauren van den Berg, Foreign Policy Consultant;
Richard Weitz, Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis, Hudson Institute.
Canadian Space Agency:
General (Retired) Walter J. Natynczyk, President;
Luc Brûlé, Vice President.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:
Chantal Bernier, Interim Privacy Commissioner;
Christopher Prince, Strategic Policy Analyst.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Citizenship and Immigration Canada:
Mike MacDonald, Director General, Operational Management and Coordination;
Maureen Tsai, Acting Director General, Admissibility Branch;
David Quartermain, Director, Program Integrity Division;
Chris Gregory, Director, Identity Management and Information Sharing.
As an individual:
Steven P. Bucci, Director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies; and Senior Fellow, Homeland Security & Defense Issues, The Heritage Foundation.
As an individual:
Lieutenant-General (Retired) George Macdonald, Former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Daniel Lang, Chair
The Honourable Roméo Antonius Dallaire, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Beyak, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), *Cowan (or Fraser), Dagenais, Day, Mitchell, Tkachuk, 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 Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Segal (May 2, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (April 8, 2014).