Evidence of meeting #37 for Public Safety and National Security in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was souccar.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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MPs speaking

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5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

Order, please.

Mr. Dosanjh, please read your motion.

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

That RCMP officials Bob Paulson, Chief Superintendent and Acting Assistant Commissioner, National Security Criminal Investigation, [Paulson] and Raf Souccar, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Policing, [Souccar] who appeared before the Committee on June 10, 2008, as well as Sergeant Sylvie Tremblay of the RCMP, be invited to appear on Wednesday, June 18 to explain why Paulson and Souccar refused to reveal to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security the fact that they did not advise the Privy Council Office of security concerns in relation to Mme. Julie Couillard.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

Thank you, Mr. Dosanjh.

(Motion agreed to on division)

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

What do you want to talk about?

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Liberal

Roy Cullen Liberal Etobicoke North, ON

For the future business meeting, I'd like some real precision about what powers the committee has in terms of compelling witnesses and what powers the House has with respect to compelling witnesses.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

Can I ask the clerk to prepare something for this?

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Liberal

Roy Cullen Liberal Etobicoke North, ON

Yes, please.

Thank you.

I mean MPs, ministers, prime ministers, and citizens.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

It's a matter of going to Marleau and Montpetit. For Wednesday the clerk can prepare maybe a brief summary of what powers the committee has to compel witnesses to come.

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Liberal

Roy Cullen Liberal Etobicoke North, ON

It should be for the House as well.

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

Okay.

For Wednesday we're going to talk about future business of the committee. Hopefully this RCMP discussion won't last for the whole two hours.

The meeting is adjourned.