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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 8

Thursday, March 5, 2009

The Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security met at 9:03 a.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Garry Breitkreuz, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Garry Breitkreuz, Jack Harris, Mark Holland, Andrew Kania, Dave MacKenzie, Phil McColeman, Serge Ménard, Maria Mourani, Rick Norlock, Robert Oliphant, Brent Rathgeber and Blake Richards.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lyne Casavant, Analyst ; Tanya Dupuis, Analyst.

Witnesses: Commission for Public Complaints Against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Paul E. Kennedy, Chair, Executive Services; Michael P. MacDonald, Director, Strategic Policy and Research. Security Intelligence Review Committee: Steve Bittle, Research Director; Susan Pollak, Executive Director; Sylvie Roussel, Acting Senior Counsel, Complaints Section.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, the Committee resumed a review of the Findings and Recommendations of the Internal Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in relation to Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin (Iacobucci Inquiry) and the report from the Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar (Arar Inquiry).

Paul E. Kennedy and Susan Pollak made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 11:00 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Roger Préfontaine
Clerk of the Committee

2009/04/17 1:58 p.m.