Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) is a standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada.
Mandate
The SECU committee has a mandate to review and study the policies and programs of the Department of Public Safety and its agencies:
- The Canada Border Services Agency
- The Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- The Correctional Service of Canada
- The Parole Board of Canada
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- The Security Intelligence Review Committee
- The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP
- The RCMP External Review Committee
- The Office of the Correctional Investigator
In addition, it has duties with respect to:
- the investigation of the existence of drugs and alcohol in prisons
- the creation of criteria for the appointment of the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Membership
44th Canadian Parliament
| Role | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Hon. Jim Carr | Liberal |
| Vice-Chair | Raquel Dancho | Conservative |
| Vice-Chair | Kristina Michaud | Bloc Québécois |
| Member | Paul Chiang | Liberal |
| Member | Pam Damoff | Liberal |
| Member | Dane Lloyd | Conservative |
| Member | Alistair MacGregor | NDP |
| Member | Ron McKinnon | Liberal |
| Member | Taleeb Noormohamed | Liberal |
| Member | Doug Shipley | Conservative |
| Member | Tako Van Popta | Conservative |
| Member | Sameer Zuberi | Liberal |
42nd Canadian Parliament
| Party | Member | Riding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rob Oliphant, Chair | Don Valley West, ON | |
| Liberal | René Arseneault | Madawaska—Restigouche, NB | |
| Liberal | Pam Damoff | Oakville North—Burlington, ON | |
| Liberal | Nicola Di Iorio | Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC | |
| Liberal | Michel Picard | Montarville, QC | |
| Liberal | Sven Spengemann | Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON | |
| Conservative | Larry Miller, Vice-Chair | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON | |
| Conservative | Tony Clement | Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON | |
| Conservative | Dianne Watts | South Surrey—White Rock, BC | |
| New Democratic | Matthew Dubé, Vice-Chair | Beloeil—Chambly, QC | |
Subcommittees
- Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SSEC)