Overview Note
General
The Standing Committee on Procedural and House Affairs (PROC) has invited you to appear to discuss the “Feasibility of Expanding the Federal Jurisdiction for the Operational Security of the Parliamentary Precinct”.
You will appear on a panel with the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement.
Logistics
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Duration: One hour
Location: 035-B West Block (You will be appearing in person)
Prior to Your Appearance
In the first hour of the meeting (11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.), the following individuals will appear:
- Ottawa Police Service: Steve Bell, Interim Chief
- Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau: Luc Beaudoin, Director
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Michael Duheme, Deputy Commissioner
Support for Your Appearance
Deputy Commissioner Michael Duheme, who will appear on the panel for the first hour, will remain for the second hour (12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.) to support you during your appearance.
Opening Remarks
At the beginning of the meeting, the Chair will invite you and Minister Tassi to deliver opening remarks. Your opening remarks will last approximately five minutes. Once opening remarks are concluded, the floor will be open to committee members to ask questions.
Rounds of Questions
Questions from committee members will proceed as follows:
Round One
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
Other Information
PROC began this study on April 28, 2022, which was the first and only meeting on this subject thus far. The following individuals appeared in the second hour of that meeting:
House of Commons:
- Michel Patrice, Deputy Clerk, Administration
- Philippe Dufresne, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel
Parliamentary Protective Service:
- Larry Brookson, Acting Director
- Sonia Vani, Chief of Staff, Director's Office of the Parliamentary Protective Service
The transcript of this meeting is included in this binder.
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