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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 26
Thursday, May 19, 2022, 12:05 p.m. to 1:56 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Hon. Jim Carr, Chair (Liberal)

• Terry Dowdall for Doug Shipley (Conservative)
• Tim Louis for Paul Chiang (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Lyne Casavant, Analyst
• Chloé Forget, Analyst
• Holly Porteous, Analyst
• Hon. Marco Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety
Canada Border Services Agency
• John Ossowski, President
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
• Michelle Tessier, Deputy Director, Operations
Correctional Service of Canada
• Anne Kelly, Commissioner
• Tony Matson, Assistant Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
• Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister
• Patrick Amyot, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management Branch
Parole Board of Canada
• Jennifer Oades, Chairperson
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Brian Brennan, Deputy Commissioner, Contract and Indigenous Policing


Canada Border Services Agency
• John Ossowski, President
• Jonathan Moor, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Corporate Management Branch
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
• Michelle Tessier, Deputy Director, Operations
Correctional Service of Canada
• Anne Kelly, Commissioner
• Tony Matson, Assistant Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services
• Alain Tousignant, Senior Deputy Commissioner
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
• Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister
• Patrick Amyot, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management Branch
Parole Board of Canada
• Jennifer Oades, Chairperson
• Anik Lapointe, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Finance and Planning
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Brian Brennan, Deputy Commissioner, Contract and Indigenous Policing
• Nadine Huggins, Chief Human Resources Officer
• Jen O'Donoughue, Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, the committee commenced its study of the subject matter of Supplementary Estimates (C), 2021-22: Votes 1c and 5c under Canada Border Services Agency, Vote 1c under Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Votes 1c and 5c under Correctional Service of Canada, Votes 1c and 5c under Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Vote 1c under National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat, Vote 1c under Parole Board of Canada and Votes 1c, 5c and 10c under Royal Canadian Mounted Police; and

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, the committee commenced consideration of the Main Estimates 2022-23: Votes 1 and 5 under Canada Border Services Agency, Vote 1 under Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Vote 1 under Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Votes 1 and 5 under Correctional Service of Canada, Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Vote 1 under National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat, Vote 1 under Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Vote 1 under Parole Board of Canada, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vote 1 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee, Vote 1 under Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, referred to the committee on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.


The Chair called Vote 1 under Canada Border Services Agency.

The Minister made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:06 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:13 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Rob Stewart and Anne Kelly answered questions.

Motion

By unanimous consent, Pam Damoff moved, — That we:

a) Express our strong support for Finland and Sweden's NATO membership, as Finland and Sweden are among NATO’s closest partners; and

b) Call on all NATO members to approve their application for NATO membership as quickly as possible.

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

YEAS: Paul Chiang, Pam Damoff, Raquel Dancho, Terry Dowdall, Dane Lloyd, Alistair MacGregor, Ron McKinnon, Kristina Michaud, Taleeb Noormohamed, Tako Van Popta, Sameer Zuberi — 11;

NAYS: — 0.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

By unanimous consent, the Chair called Votes 1 and 5 under Canada Border Services Agency, Vote 1 under Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Vote 1 under Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Votes 1 and 5 under Correctional Service of Canada, Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Vote 1 under National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat, Vote 1 under Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Vote 1 under Parole Board of Canada, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vote 1 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee and Vote 1 under Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.

Votes 1 and 5 under Canada Border Services Agency, Vote 1 under Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Vote 1 under Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Votes 1 and 5 under Correctional Service of Canada, Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Vote 1 under National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat, Vote 1 under Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Vote 1 under Parole Board of Canada, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vote 1 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee and Vote 1 under Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians carried on division.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report Votes 1 and 5 under Canada Border Services Agency, Vote 1 under Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Vote 1 under Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Votes 1 and 5 under Correctional Service of Canada, Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Vote 1 under National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat, Vote 1 under Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Vote 1 under Parole Board of Canada, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vote 1 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee and Vote 1 under Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians to the House, less the amounts voted in the interim supply, to the House.

At 1:56 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Wassim Bouanani
Clerk of the committee