THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Monday, April 4, 2022
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[English]

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of March 31, 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, Jaffer and Yussuff (4).

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Anderson, Boniface, Dagenais, Dasko, Deacon (Ontario) and Richards (6).

Participating in the meeting: Chantal Cardinal and Barbara Reynolds, procedural clerks, Sara Gajic, 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 began its study of issues relating to national security and defence generally.

APPEARING (by videoconference):

The Honourable Anita Anand, P.C., M.P., Minister of National Defence.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces:

General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff;

Bill Matthews, Deputy Minister;

Colonel Robin Holman, Acting Judge Advocate General.

Communications Security Establishment:

Shelly Bruce, Chief.

The minister made a statement and, together with General Wayne Eyre, Bill Matthews, Shelly Bruce and Colonel Robin Holman, answered questions.

At 4 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Ericka Dupont

Clerk of the Committee