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Finance committee That's right. I was their chief counsel.
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Paul Kennedy
Finance committee Yes, I was also, for about four or five years, the senior general counsel of Justice who coordinated all the legal advice between the intelligence agencies.
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Paul Kennedy
Finance committee It's the nature of the beast. I've briefed three ministers who act in the role either of Solicitor General or Minister of Public Safety. The first thing I told them was that they are presiding over the ministry of bad news. You have corrections officers who deal with inmates. Yo
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Paul Kennedy
Finance committee As I mentioned, it was born out of crises. I was there during a whole series of crises. It's impossible for an intelligence service to define or defend its position in the public, because they'd say, “I can't tell you what it is. It's classified information”. It requires, on the
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Paul Kennedy
Finance committee No, I was happily enjoying my retirement until I saw this bill.
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Paul Kennedy
Finance committee Terrible.
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Paul Kennedy
Finance committee One thing I'd recommend, and I'm surprised not to see, is more cans of Red Bull out here.
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Paul Kennedy
Finance committee It's a testament to your endurance. I got a headache just listening to parts of the last panel. I've had 20 years in the national security area. It's an area that's very fraught with challenges, where you have to have a healthy regard that someone is watching you. Everything's
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Paul Kennedy
Finance committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'm going to be speaking to the issue of the elimination of the Office of the Inspector General. The protection of the national security against threats is of the highest priority, and the men and women who dedicate their professional lives to t
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Paul Kennedy