At 12:26 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "The Rise of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism in Canada".

It was agreed, — That the Chair, clerk and analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.

It was agreed, — That dissenting or supplementary opinions be in Calibri 12-point font, left aligned, single-spaced, and be submitted electronically, in both official languages, to the clerk of the committee, not later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022.

ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

Taleeb Noormohamed moved, — That the committee report the following to the House: That pursuant to section 118 (4)(b)(ii) of the Firearms Act (1998), the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security has decided not to conduct inquiries or public hearings into the proposed regulations tabled and referred to the committee on May 30th, 2022.

Debate arose thereon.

At 1:59 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:03 a.m., on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the sitting resumed.

The committee resumed consideration of the motion moved on Thursday, June 16, 2022, which read as follows:

That the committee report the following to the House: That pursuant to section 118 (4)(b)(ii) of the Firearms Act (1998), the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security has decided not to conduct inquiries or public hearings into the proposed regulations tabled and referred to the committee on May 30th, 2022.

The question: "That the debate be now adjourned" was put and was negatived.

The debate continued.

At 11:29 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:25 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

At 1:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:01 a.m., on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the sitting resumed.

The committee resumed consideration of the motion moved on Thursday, June 16, 2022, which read as follows:

That the committee report the following to the House: That pursuant to section 118 (4)(b)(ii) of the Firearms Act (1998), the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security has decided not to conduct inquiries or public hearings into the proposed regulations tabled and referred to the committee on May 30th, 2022.

It was agreed, — That the debate be now adjourned.

It was agreed, — That the committee proceed to sit in public.

At 11:05 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:10 a.m., the sitting resumed in public.

Raquel Dancho moved, — That the committee study the allegations of political interference in the 2020 Nova Scotia Mass Murder investigation and communications and that the committee:

a) Hold a two-hour meeting to hear from RCMP Officials including:

i. Superintendent Darren Campbell, Support Services Officer, Nova Scotia RCMP;

ii. Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman, Nova Scotia RCMP;

iii. Chief Superintendent Chris Leather, Nova Scotia RCMP;

iv. Communications Director Lia Scanlan, Nova Scotia RCMP;

v. Senior communications manager Sharon Tessier, RCMP.

b) Hold a two-hour meeting to hear from:

i. Brenda Lucki, Commissioner of the RCMP;

ii. Former Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair;

iii. Deputy Minister of Public Safety, Robert Stewart;

iv. Minister Blair's former press secretary, Mary-Liz Power;

v. Any other department officials involved in the 2020 Nova Scotia Mass Murder Investigation and communications.

c) And that these meetings be held no later than Thursday, June 30th, 2022.

At 11:13 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:22 a.m., the sitting resumed.

At 11:24 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the committee continue to sit.

At 11:45 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:16 p.m., the sitting resumed.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Pam Damoff, Alistair MacGregor, Ron McKinnon, Kristina Michaud, Taleeb Noormohamed, Peter Schiefke, Sameer Zuberi — 7;

NAYS: Raquel Dancho, Dane Lloyd, Doug Shipley, Tako Van Popta — 4.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That the committee study the allegations of political interference in the 2020 Nova Scotia Mass Murder investigation and communications and that the committee hold one four-hour meeting that will include:

a) a panel to hear from the below officials from the Nova Scotia RCMP:

i. Superintendent Darren Campbell, Support Services Officer, Nova Scotia RCMP;

ii. Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman, Nova Scotia RCMP;

iii. Chief Superintendent Chris Leather, Nova Scotia RCMP;

iv. Communications Director Lia Scanlan, Nova Scotia RCMP;

v. Senior communications manager Sharon Tessier, RCMP.

b) A panel to hear from:

i. Brenda Lucki, Commissioner of the RCMP;

ii. Deputy Commissioner, Brian Brennan.

c) A panel to hear from:

i. Former Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair;

ii. Deputy Minister of Public Safety, Robert Stewart.

and that the meeting be held on Monday, July 25, 2022 or the day after the end of the first summer scheduled House of Commons critical maintenance, whichever comes first.

At 1:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the committee continue to sit.

Dane Lloyd moved, — That the committee do now adjourn.

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

YEAS: Pam Damoff, Raquel Dancho, Dane Lloyd, Alistair MacGregor, Ron McKinnon, Kristina Michaud, Taleeb Noormohamed, Peter Schiefke, Doug Shipley, Tako Van Popta, Sameer Zuberi — 11;

NAYS: — 0.