Parliamentary Committee Notes: Overview Note
Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU)
Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
General Information
You and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry have been invited by SECU to discuss Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Time: 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Duration: Two hours
Location: TBC
You will both appear from 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. (90 minutes). Officials from Public Safety Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada will appear for the remaining 30 minutes of the meeting.
The following Public Safety officials will appear:
- Patrick Boucher, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, National Cyber Security Branch
- Colin MacSween, Director General, National Cyber Security Directorate
- Kelly-Anne Gibson, Director, Cyber Protection Policy Division
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada officials supporting Minister Champagne:
- Mark Schaan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector
- Andre Arbour, Director General, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector
- Eric Dagenais, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector
- Wen Kwan, Senior Director, Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector
Opening Remarks
The Chair will invite you to deliver opening remarks at the start of the meeting, followed by remarks by Minister Champagne. Approximately 5 minutes each in length, these will be followed by questions from committee members.
Rounds of Questions
- First round:
- Six minutes for the first questioner of each party as follows: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, Bloc Québécois, New Democratic Party.
- Second and subsequent rounds:
- Conservative Party, five minutes
- Liberal Party, five minutes
- Bloc Québécois, two and a half minutes
- New Democratic Party, two and a half minutes
- Conservative Party, five minutes
- Liberal Party, five minutes.
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