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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 113
Thursday, June 6, 2024, 8:17 a.m. to 11:31 a.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Ron McKinnon, Chair (Liberal)

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• Michael Cooper for Doug Shipley (Conservative)
• Michelle Ferreri for Doug Shipley (Conservative)
• Garnett Genuis for Dane Lloyd (Conservative)
• Randy Hoback for Doug Shipley (Conservative)
• Ken McDonald for Heath MacDonald (Liberal)
• Francesco Sorbara for Chris Bittle (Liberal)
• Joanne Thompson for Heath MacDonald (Liberal)
• René Villemure for Kristina Michaud (Bloc Québécois)
Library of Parliament
• Sabrina Charland, Analyst
• Alexsandra Ferland, Analyst
Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference
• Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Hon. Arif Virani, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice
As an individual
• Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow, Macdonald Laurier Institute
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
• Sarah Estabrooks, Director General, Policy and Foreign Relations
• David Vigneault, Director
Department of Justice
• Shalene Curtis-Micallef, Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General of Canada
• Heather Watts, Deputy Assistant Deputy Minister
• Mark Scrivens, Senior Counsel
• Karine Bolduc, Counsel
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
• Shawn Tupper, Deputy Minister
• Richard Bilodeau, Director General
National Council of Canadian Muslims
• Nusaiba Al Azem
• Ahmad Al Qadi
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner
• Hon. Simon Noël, Intelligence Commissioner
• Justin Dubois, Executive Director and General Counsel
Privy Council Office
• Nathalie G. Drouin, Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Mark Flynn, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Policing
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, May 29, 2024, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference.

Minister LeBlanc and Minister Virani made statements and, with David Vigneault, Mark Flynn and Richard Bilodeau, answered questions.

At 9:23 a.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 9:31 a.m., the meeting resumed.

David Vigneault, Nathalie G. Drouin and Richard Bilodeau answered questions.

At 10:19 a.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 10:27 a.m., the meeting resumed.

Simon Noël, Marcus Kolga, Ahmad Al Qadi and Nusaiba Al Azem made statements and answered questions.

At 11:31 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Simon Larouche
Clerk of the committee