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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 10

Friday, February 25, 2022, 12:35 p.m. to 2:48 p.m.

Room 225-A, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Hon. Jim Carr, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Kristina Michaud

NDP

Alistair MacGregor

Acting Members present

• Larry Brock for Tako Van Popta (Conservative)

• Larry Maguire for Doug Shipley (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Lyne Casavant, Analyst

• Chloé Forget, Analyst

• Holly Porteous, Analyst

Occupation of Ottawa and the Federal Government’s Response to Convoy Blockades

Appearing

• Hon. Marco Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety

Witnesses

Canada Border Services Agency

• John Ossowski, President

• Scott Harris, Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement Branch

• Denis Vinette, Vice-President, Travellers Branch

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

• Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister

• Talal Dakalbab, Assistant Deputy Minister, Crime Prevention Branch

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

• Commr Brenda Lucki

• A/Commr Dennis Daley, Contract and Indigenous Policing

• D/Commr Michael Duheme, Federal Policing

Department of Finance

• Richard Bilodeau, Director General, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch

Department of Justice

• Samantha Maislin Dickson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety, Defence and Immigration Portfolio

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

• Barry MacKillop, Deputy Director, Intelligence

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, the committee commenced its study of the occupation of Ottawa and the federal government’s response to convoy blockades.

The Minister made a statement and, with Commr Brenda Lucki, answered questions.

At 1:45 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:51 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Scott Harris, Denis Vinette, Richard Bilodeau, Samantha Maislin Dickson, Talal Dakalbab, Barry MacKillop, A/Commr Dennis Daley and Michael Duheme answered questions.

At 2:48 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Wassim Bouanani

Clerk of the Committee