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Minutes of Proceedings

45th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 37
Monday, May 25, 2026, 3:44 p.m. to Thursday, May 28, 2026, 11:17 a.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Salma Zahid, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Kelsey Brennan, Analyst
• Grégoire Gayard, Analyst
Canadian Space Agency
• Lisa Campbell, President
• Stéphanie Durand, Vice-President, Policy, Communications and Strategic Planning
• Dr. Jean-Claude Piedboeuf, Senior Vice-President, Space Programs
• Josée Saint-Marseille, Acting Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and Innovation and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(i) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, March 23, 2026, the committee proceeded to a briefing with the President of the Canadian Space Agency.

Lisa Campbell made a statement and, with Jean-Claude Piedboeuf, Stéphanie Durand and Josée Saint-Marseille, answered questions.

Motion

Taleeb Noormohamed moved, — That, notwithstanding the motion adopted on February 12, 2026 on the disclosure of documents related to the AI Strategy, and given that the estimate provided by ISED Officials for the cost of production of these materials ranges from $1,192,493.59 to $1,327,208.59, and given that all AI Strategy Task Force reports and more than 11,000 submissions from the public have been proactively disclosed, the committee rescind the order for the production of documents adopted on February 12, 2026.

Debate arose thereon.

At 6:41 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, May 28, 2026, the meeting resumed in public.

Amendment

Claude DeBellefeuille moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “and given that all AI Strategy Task Force reports and more than 11,000 submissions from the public have been proactively disclosed, the committee rescind the order for the production of documents adopted on February 12, 2026.” with the following: "the Committee limits the order for the production of documents adopted on February 12, 2026, to the transmission, within seven (7) days following the adoption of this motion, of the complete list of stakeholders who participated in the public consultation or targeted consultations related to the AI Strategy, including:

(a) the respondent’s first and last name;

(b) the respondent’s title or position, where applicable;

(c) the name of the affiliated company, organization, or institution, where applicable;

(d) the business number, where available;

(e) the identification of any submissions received anonymously.".

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Claude DeBellefeuille and it was agreed to.

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That, notwithstanding the motion adopted on February 12, 2026, concerning the production of documents related to the AI Strategy, given that the estimate provided by ISED officials for the cost of producing these documents ranges between $1,192,493.59 and $1,327,208.59, the Committee limits the order for the production of documents adopted on February 12, 2026, to the transmission, within seven (7) days following the adoption of this motion, of the complete list of stakeholders who participated in the public consultation or targeted consultations related to the AI Strategy, including:

(a) the respondent’s first and last name;

(b) the respondent’s title or position, where applicable;

(c) the name of the affiliated company, organization, or institution, where applicable;

(d) the business number, where available;

(e) the identification of any submissions received anonymously.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $500, for the second briefing session with the Chief Science Advisor, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $500, for a briefing session with the President of the National Research Council, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $500, for a briefing session with the President of the Canadian Space Agency, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $500, for a briefing session with the Chief Statistician of Statistics Canada, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed supplementary budget in the amount of $1,000, for the study of the implications of the Canada-China Preliminary Joint Arrangement on Canada’s electric vehicle sector, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed supplementary budget in the amount of $500, for the study of Antimicrobial Resistance, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the meeting scheduled for Monday, June 1, 2026, be extended by 30 minutes, with the additional time divided equally between the two panels.

At 11:17 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Cédric Taquet
Clerk of the committee