QUESTION PERIOD — Prime Minister’s Office
National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
June 11, 2024
Senator Gold, the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc, has offered to show the full report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians to the leaders of all political parties in the House of Commons.
Will the same opportunity be extended to the leader of the Independent Senators Group, Senator Saint-Germain; the leader of the Canadian Senators Group, Senator Tannas; the leader of the Conservative caucus, Senator Plett; and the leader of the Progressive Senate Group, Senator Dalphond, so they can see the names of all parliamentarians who have worked on behalf of foreign governments?
Thank you for your question.
I will simply say that my office has made inquiries on this subject and in this direction, and I am awaiting further response. I will advise you and the chamber as soon as I get the response. My office has been dealing with this proactively. I don’t have the answer for you quite yet.
Given the urgency of the situation, Senator Gold, and given that I am sure these leaders would want to expel any members of their respective groups who have been named by our intelligence services, would you pick up the phone, call Minister LeBlanc and then advise the Senate? Would you make a commitment that within the next 48 hours, these four leaders can view the full, unredacted report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians?
Thank you. I can assure this chamber that I am dealing with this with complete dispatch and the urgency that this important question warrants. However, I cannot make commitments of that kind.
As senators know, there are security clearances that must be passed and other documentation and assurances that may need to be provided before anyone — including myself — would have access to that material.
