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)