Public Safety Committee on May 11th, 2010

Evidence of meeting #17 for Public Safety and National Security in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was information.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Briefing on the International Role of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Gary Filmon Chair, Security Intelligence Review Committee

Sylvie Roussel Acting Senior Counsel, Complaints Section, Security Intelligence Review Committee

Richard Fadden Director, Canadian Security Intelligence Service

Michel Coulombe Assistant Director, Foreign Collection, Canadian Security Intelligence Service

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

The next round will take five minutes.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

That's only one witness.

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

Well, five, and then 10.

As I said, we can be generous to ourselves and allow five minutes to get to the House of Commons, but I don't understand. The bells haven't even started and we're abbreviating the meeting for no reason. We're scheduled to go to 5:30. The bells haven't even started, and we're not able to pose questions.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

Mr. MacKenzie.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

Dave MacKenzie Conservative Oxford, ON

With all due respect to my friend across, who always has a problem with the chair, I would suggest that the standard practice in this place is that when the bells ring, the meeting is adjourned. That's our understanding in all the other committees, and I think it should be the purpose here.

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

We just wasted two minutes before the bells rang.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

Dave MacKenzie Conservative Oxford, ON

We're being summoned. I believe the meeting should be adjourned, Mr. Chair.

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

I had asked for the concurrence of the committee that we just have the opportunity to pose a couple of rounds of questions.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Garry Breitkreuz

We're going to do as we always do. We're not going to make an exception at this point, because it sets a precedent. You may not like it, but that's what all committees do.

This meeting stands adjourned.