Public Safety Committee on Jan. 30th, 2007

Evidence of meeting #27 for Public Safety and National Security in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was questions.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Study of the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the events relating to Maher Arar

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Margaret Bloodworth National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister & Associate Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office

William Elliott Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

5:05 p.m.

Conservative

Dave MacKenzie Conservative Oxford, ON

You're just badgering. You had the answer.

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Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

No, there were contradictions I was trying to understand.

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Conservative

Dave MacKenzie Conservative Oxford, ON

You had the answer sufficiently.

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Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

I appreciate that you think that, Mr. MacKenzie, but I don't believe I did.

If you don't want to answer the question, it's certainly your prerogative. I'm saying there were contradictions that I was trying to--

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National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister & Associate Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office

Margaret Bloodworth

No, I believe I have answered the question, Mr. Holland.

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Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

I disagree.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

I guess that brings us to the end of the meeting.

I forgot to welcome you all back at the beginning of the meeting. Maybe I'll do that now. I look forward to working with you all, I think, and we'll see you all again on Thursday.

I want to thank our witnesses. Thank you very much, Ms. Bloodworth and Mr. Elliott, for coming before the committee. We'll see you again.

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Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

William Elliott

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

This meeting stands adjourned.