Finance Committee on May 5th, 2015

Evidence of meeting #79 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was isis.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Terrorist Financing in Canada and Abroad

MPs speaking

Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet

David Anderson

Tarik Brahmi

Also speaking

Patrick Johnston Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

Vivian Krause As an Individual

Martin Rudner Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, As an Individual

Kevin Stephenson Executive Secretary, Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units

Yaya Fanusie Director of Analysis, Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

10:40 a.m.

Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

Patrick Johnston

Two threats highlighted in that briefing were al Qaeda, particularly al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and a range of Iranian groups, principally Hezbollah among them, as well as the Islamic State. The Islamic State, despite encouraging or trying to inspire terrorism in North America, so far has been much more focused on the Middle East and trying to build a caliphate, starting in Iraq and Syria. A group such as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is much more focused on the “far enemy” as they call it, which is the west.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Thank you.

10:40 a.m.

Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

Patrick Johnston

To disrupt its funding, you have to figure out what the sources are and where they come from. It's really a multi-agency and potentially multinational effort among allies. I can go into more detail off-line, if you like.

10:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Cannan.

On behalf of the committee, I want to thank all of our witnesses, those here in Ottawa and those in Pennsylvania and British Columbia. Thank you so much for being with us. If you'd like us to consider anything further, please do submit it through the clerk.

Thank you, colleagues.

The meeting is adjourned.