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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU)

Electoral interference and violent criminal activities carried out by agents of the Government of India, and the subsequent expulsion of six diplomats from the Government of India.

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Meeting scenario

Committee’s mandate

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security reviews the legislation, policies, programs and expenditure plans of government departments and agencies responsible for public safety and national security, policing and law enforcement, corrections and conditional release of federal offenders, emergency management, crime prevention and the protection of Canada's borders.

The motion

On Friday, October 18, the committee was recalled during the Thanksgiving break at the request of NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, with unanimous support from other members of the committee, to allow him to move the motion triggering their study into this issue.

NDP MP MacGregor’s motion was passed with all party support following minor amendments from the LPC, CPC, and BQ.

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study concerning the electoral interference and violent criminal activities carried out by agents of the Government of India, as identified by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians’ report and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s report from October 14, 2024, and the subsequent expulsion of six diplomats from the Government
of India.

As part of this study, the committee hold no less than six meetings, ensuring an equal distribution of time for witnesses, and invite the following Ministers, senior officials, and expert witnesses from impacted communities and academia to provide briefings:

  1. Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Melanie Joly.
  2. Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc.
  3. RCMP Commissioner, Mike Duheme.
  4. National Security and Intelligence Advisor, Nathalie Drouin.
  5. Experts from Canada's South Asian community.
  6. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and any former leadership candidates of the 2022 Conservative Party Leadership race.
  7. National security subject matter experts.
  8. CSIS director, Deputy Minister of Public Safety and Deputy Minister of 抖淫视频.
  9. Witnesses to testify on the impact of disinformation campaigns.

抖淫视频: Relevant context

As you know, issues related to foreign interference have garnered significant parliamentary interest since late 2022. Interest in activities by the Indian government has been heightened since September 2023 when the Prime Minister made public allegations that the Indian government was involved in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader, in Canada.

The launch of this study comes amid dramatically heightened parliamentary interest and deep concern following the October 14, 2024, announcement by the RCMP and GAC. The House held an emergency debate on the issue last Monday, October 21, from 6:30pm to midnight, during which there were many calls for the Government to urgently take the actions necessary to ensure that Canadians are safe from foreign interference activities by foreign governments, including extortion, murder, and threats of violence. MPs described the actions by the Indian government as a violation of Canadian sovereignty. A few points of interest from the emergency debate:

Conservative Party of Canada:

Bloc Québécois:

New Democratic Party of Canada:

Liberal Party of Canada

Heath MacDonald

Heath MacDonald

Riding: Malpeque (Prince Edward Island)

Parliamentary experience: MP since 2021

Mr. MacDonald was first elected to the provincial legislature in 2015. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, and in 2018 he was appointed Minister of Finance for the Province.

Prior to his election, Mr. MacDonald was the Executive Director of Quality Tourism Services - Quality Assured PEI, Atlantic Canada Manager of Access Advisor, and President and Co-Founder of an information technology consulting company.

He has earned praise from different organizations for his efforts to improve accessibility for people with disabilities, including the Access Award from the PEI Council of People with Disabilities and the City of Charlottetown Accessibility Award. He was also a Chair Leader as part of the Canadian Paraplegic Association’s annual awareness campaign and nominated for National Recognition on behalf of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Jennifer O’Connell

Jennifer O’Connell

Riding: Pickering—Uxbridge

Parliamentary experience: MP since 2015

Activities and experience of interest to the portfolio: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs (Cybersecurity)

Ms. O’Connell previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (Youth Economic Opportunity).

A former three-term city and regional councilor for the City of Pickering and Durham Region, Ms. O’Connell has played an active role on several boards and committees over the years, including the Durham Region Finance and Administration Committee. She spent four years as Chair of Pickering’s Waterfront Committee and Vice-Chair of the Sustainable Pickering Advisory Committee. She also served as Deputy Mayor of Pickering.

Through her work as a junior legal assistant and volunteer at a labour law firm, she found her passion for giving a voice to those in need. She learned early on how to channel this passion to achieve real and tangible results, which led her to become the youngest elected politician in her municipal ward.

Ron McKinnon, Chair

Ron McKinnon

Riding: Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam (British Columbia)

Parliamentary experience: MP since 2015

Activities/Experience of Interest to the Portfolio: Former Member of the Standing Committee on Health, Justice and Human Rights and the Special Committee on COVID-19

As a long-time resident of Port Coquitlam, Mr. McKinnon is a proud community advocate, from serving on the Evergreen Cultural Centre board, to working with Amnesty International.
Through his annual Community Champions program, he celebrates the leaders in his riding that are helping to build and better Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam.
Recognizing that British Columbia is seized by an opioid crisis, he introduced a Private Members Bill, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act. His legislation became law in May 2017 after receiving unanimous all-party support in both the House of Commons and Senate.
Prior to his election, he was a successful business owner and computer systems analyst for major firms in Canada, the US, and overseas. In the 1970s, he worked as a meteorological technician for Environment Canada’s Atmospheric Environment Service.
Mr. McKinnon has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta and an honours diploma in Computer Technology from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Chris Bittle

Chris Bittle

Riding: St-Catharines (Ontario)

Parliamentary experience: MP since 2015

Mr. Bittle was first elected as the Member of Parliament for St. Catharines in 2015.

He has previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, and as Deputy House Leader of the Government.

Born and raised in the Niagara region, Mr. Bittle is passionate about social issues that have an impact on residents in St. Catharines. He works hard to address systemic barriers to prosperity, including by promoting the need for affordable housing, public transit, and access to mental health and addiction services.

Before entering politics, Mr. Bittle served as Chair of Quest Community Health Centre and worked as a lawyer at Lancaster Brooks & Welch LLP. He also worked as an instructor at Niagara College and as a seminar leader at Brock University. Passionate about volunteering in his community, Mr. Bittle was also a regular volunteer with the Courts in the Classroom program.

He holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University in Kingston and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor.

Salma Zahid

Salma Zahid

Riding: Scarborough Centre (Ontario)

Parliamentary Experience: MP since 2015

Activities/Experience of Interest to the Portfolio: Member of the Standing Committee of Citizenship and Immigration

Ms. Zahid is a committed champion for gender equality and a strong voice for the diverse families of Scarborough. In her work on committee, she has worked to ensure the voices of racialized Canadians and visible minority women are heard and has advocated for improved customer service within the immigration system and for increased family reunification.

As an MP, Salma has worked to raise awareness of the oppression of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar and other oppressed persons around the world, including as chair of the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group. Her private members motion M-155, designating June as Filipino Heritage Month across Canada, was unanimously passed by the House of Commons.

In Scarborough, Salma has worked to bring people of different communities together through initiatives such as the Scarborough Centre Multifaith Council, firmly believing that what we have in common as Canadians is far stronger than what sets us apart. Before entering politics, Salma was a community organizer working to support women, their families and youth, and served the public in several positions with the Government of Ontario. A recipient of the Diamond Jubilee Medal for Meritorious Community Service for her contributions to Canada, Salma holds a Masters in Educational Management and Administration from the University of London’s Institute of Education, and an MBA from Quaid e Azam University in Pakistan.

Iqwinder Gaheer

Iqwinder Gaheer

Riding: Mississauga – Malton (Ontario)

Parliamentary Experience: Member of Parliament since 202

Mr. Gaheer has lived in Peel region since he and his family immigrated to Canada in 1999. Sixteen years ago, Mr. Gaheer’s father, a plumber by trade, started the family’s business in the bath furniture industry in Mississauga-Malton; the business still proudly calls this riding home. Mr. Gaheer now promises to be a strong voice for the community that gave his family so much.

Mr. Gaheer received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2019. He also graduated in 2015 from the Schulich School of Business, York University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration.

With his call to the New York Bar in 2020, Mr. Gaheer worked as a lawyer engaged in commercial litigation in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. During law school, he worked at the Massachusetts State Attorney General’s Office and the Massachusetts Superior Court. Passionate about the rights of disparate groups, in his final year of law school, Mr. Gaheer was the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Human Rights Journal.

Conservative Party of Canada

Raquel Dancho

Raquel Dancho

Riding: Kildonan-St. Paul (Manitoba)

Parliamentary Experience: Elected in 2019

Activities/Experience of Interest to the Portfolio:

Born and raised in Beausejour, Manitoba, Ms. Dancho was educated at McGill University in Montreal. She has a unique perspective on the different dynamics of rural, urban, eastern and western Canada.

Most recently she has been critic for Future Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion and has served on three House of Commons Committees addressing issues affecting women, immigration, and social development.

Ms. Dancho was recognized by Maclean’s annual Parliamentarians of the Year Awards as a finalist in the Rising Star category.

Dane Lloyd

Dane Lloyd

Riding: Sturgeon River-Parkland (Alberta)

Parliamentary Experience: Election in 2017

Activities/Experience of Interest to the Portfolio: Chamber interventions include topics of flooding in BC, protection of health care workers and COVID-19

Mr. Lloyd is a graduated from Trinity Western University with a degree in History and Political Studies in 2013.

A former Parliamentary Advisor to St. Albert-Edmonton MP Michael Cooper, he previously worked for the Honourable Ed Fast, former Minister of International Trade, and worked under the Honourable Jason Kenney at the Department of Citizenship and Immigration.

Mr. Lloyd currently holds a commission as an infantry officer in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves.

Doug Shipley

Doug Shipley

Riding: Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte (Ontario)

Parliamentary experience: First elected in 2019

Activities and experience of interest to the portfolio:

Prior to being elected as Member of Parliament, Mr. Shipley was elected to the City of Barrie council for three consecutive terms. While serving as Councillor for Ward 3, he gained a great deal of experience as Chair of Finance and Corporate Services, Chair of Infrastructure, Investment and Development Services Committee, and Deputy Chair of the Barrie Police Services Board. He also sat on several committees, including the Barrie and Area Physician Recruitment Task Force.

Mr. Shipley has successfully owned and operated a small business for over 20 years. He has been selected to serve on the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and previously served on the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Glen Motz

Glen Motz

Riding: Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner (Alberta)

Parliamentary experience: First elected on October 24, 2016 (by-election)

Activities and experience of interest to the portfolio:

Mr. Motz began his policing career with the Medicine Hat Police Service in 1980, serving in various capacities until his retirement 2015. Mr. Motz received several policing exceptional service awards including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for dedicated service in 2012 and the Order of Merit of Police Forces by Governor General David Johnson in 2013.

Mr. Motz served as the Opposition Associate Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness from 2019-2020, as a Member of the National Security and Public Safety Committee from 2017-2020, as a Member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) until June 2021. He was appointed a Member of the National Defence Committee in 2021.

Bloc Québécois

Kristina Michaud, Vice-Chair

Kristina Michaud

Riding: Avignon-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia (Québec)

Parliamentary experience:

Originally from Matapédienne, Ms. Michaud studied at the Cégep de Rimouski and then at Université Laval where she obtained a bachelor's degree in International Studies and Modern Languages and where she undertook a master's degree in International Relations. In November 2018, she served as a political advisor in the cabinet of The Member for Matane-Matapédia and interim leader of the Parti Québécois, Pascal Bérubé.

Ms. Michaud was the youngest person elected to the House of Commons in Quebec and the first woman to represent her riding.

In addition to being appointed Bloc Québécois critic for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, she is also Critic for Climate Change and Youth.

New Democratic Party of Canada

Alistair MacGregor

Alistair MacGregor

Riding: Cowichan—Malahat—Langford (British Columbia)

Parliamentary experience:

Alistair entered Parliament with a track-record of fighting for Vancouver Island families. As a long-time staffer to former MP Jean Crowder, he worked tirelessly to connect with residents, listen to their concerns, and advance their priorities. As an MP, he has been working hard for food security, environmental sustainability, and fairness, especially at a time when so many are struggling with the cost of living compared to record corporate profits.

He has sponsored legislation to tackle unethical pension investments, soil health, RCMP reform, freighter anchorages, and brain injuries, and continues to be inspired in developing future legislation based on feedback from constituents.

Alistair previously worked as a tree-planting supervisor and a millworker. He holds a BA from the University of Victoria and an MA from Royal Roads University.

Alistair and his wife are proud parents to three young daughters. They live on a small farming property in the Cowichan Valley, where they enjoy growing fruit and vegetables and raising livestock.

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