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THE SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 3, 2022
(6)
[English]
Pursuant to the order of the Senate of Thursday, March 3, 2022 and the order of the House of Commons of Wednesday, March 2, 2022, the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency met this day in room 025-B, West Block, and with videoconference, at 6:30 p.m. ET, the chair, Mr. Matthew Greenpresiding.
Representing the Senate: The Honourable Senators Boniface, Carignan, P.C., Harder, P.C. and White (4).
Representing the House of Commons: Rachel Bendayan, Larry Brock , Rhéal Éloi Fortin, Matthew Green, Glen Motz and Arif Virani (6).
Representing the House of Commons by videoconference: Yasir Naqvi (1).
Other members of the House of Commons present: Alistair MacGregor (1).
Participating in the meeting: Stephanie Feldman and Colin Sawatzky, analysts, Library of Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 3, 2022 and the House of Commons on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, the committee continued its review of the exercise of powers and the performance of duties and functions pursuant to the declaration of emergency that was in effect from Monday, February 14, 2022, to Wednesday, February 23, 2022.
WITNESSES (By videoconference):
Department of Finance Canada:
Isabelle Jacques, Assistant Deputy Minister;
Julien Brazeau, Director General, Financial Crimes and Security Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Manuel Dussault, Senior Director, Framework Policy, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch.
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada:
Barry MacKillop, Deputy Director, Intelligence;
Donna Achimov, Deputy Director, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance Sector.
At 6:56 p.m., the Honourable Senator Boniface took the chair.
At 7:03 p.m., Mr. Green took the chair.
At 7:44 p.m., the Honourable Senator Boniface took the chair.
At 7:49 p.m., Mr. Green took the chair.
At 7:53 p.m., the Honourable Senator Boniface took the chair.
At 8:08 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 8:19 p.m., the committee resumed.
At 8:29 p.m., Mr. Green took the chair.
At 8:34 p.m., the Honourable Senator Boniface took the chair.
At 8:40 p.m., Mr. Green took the chair.
At 9:05 p.m., the Honourable Senator Boniface took the chair.
At 9:14 p.m., Mr. Green took the chair.
At 9:19 p.m., the Honourable Senator Boniface took the chair.
At 9:24 p.m., Mr. Green took the chair.
Ms. Bendayan moved:
That at the next meeting of the committee, the committee hear from the RCMP, CSIS, and the Department of Justice, for three hours.
After debate, it was agreed that the Department of Justice be removed from the list.
Mr. Fortin moved:
That the words “and the committee study committee business at the following meeting” be added after the word “hours”.
After debate, the question being put on the motion in amendment, it was adopted.
The question being put on the motion as amended, it was adopted.
At 9:50 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Paul Cardegna
Mark Palmer
Joint Clerks of the Committee