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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 111

Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 3:34 p.m. to 4:47 p.m.

Room 425, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

Presiding

Ron McKinnon, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Alistair MacGregor

Acting Members present

• Sukh Dhaliwal for Salma Zahid (Liberal)

• Garnett Genuis for Dane Lloyd (Conservative)

• Mike Kelloway for Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal)

• René Villemure for Kristina Michaud (Bloc Québécois)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Sabrina Charland, Analyst

• Alexsandra Ferland, Analyst

Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference

Witnesses

As an individual

• Benjamin Fung, Professor and Canada Research Chair, McGill University

• Thomas Juneau, Associate Professor, Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa

• Javad Soleimani, Director, Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims

• Daniel Stanton, Former Operations Manager, Canadian Security Intelligence Service

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.

Thomas Juneau, Daniel Stanton, Benjamin Fung and Javad Soleimani made statements and answered questions.

Motion

Alistair MacGregor moved, — That, in relation to its study of Bill S-210, An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material, and pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(1), the committee request the approval of the House for a 30-sitting-day extension in order to properly and adequately study the bill, hear from witnesses, and conduct clause-by-clause consideration of the bill with amendments, before it is otherwise deemed reported back to the House without amendment on Friday, June 7, 2024.

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Frank Caputo moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Chris Bittle, Frank Caputo, Sukh Dhaliwal, Iqwinder Gaheer, Garnett Genuis, Mike Kelloway, Heath MacDonald, Glen Motz, Doug Shipley — 9;

NAYS: Alistair MacGregor, René Villemure — 2.

At 4:47 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Simon Larouche

Clerk of the committee