Translation of "Sous-comité de la sécurité de la navigation " (French → English) :

[14] EGNOS was approved as a navigation system at the 76th session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee.

On motion of Derek Lee, it was agreed, “That pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a) and (b) a Subcommittee on National Security, composed of 11 members, (6 members from the Liberal Party, two members from the Canadian Alliance; one member from the Bloc Quebecois; one member from the New Democratic Party and one Member from the Progressive Conservative Party) be established with all the powers of the Committee except the power to report to the House; and pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) the mandate of the said Subcommittee shall include review and consideration of the budgets and the propriety and efficacy of the functions performed and the powers exercised by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the RCMP National ...[+++] Security Investigations Section, and their relationships with all departments and agencies with which they have a memorandum of understanding or other working arrangements, the Annual Report to Parliament of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, all Special Reports made by SIRC under section 54 of the CSIS Act, the operations of the SIRC on behalf of Parliament, the Annual Statement on National Security made by the Solicitor General, the Annual Public Report made by the Director of CSIS and the review of the annual report of the Commissioner of the Communications Security Establishment”.

“That pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a) and (b) a Sub-Committee on National Security, composed of 9 Members; 5 Members from the Liberal Party; one Member from the Canadian Alliance; one Member from the Bloc Québécois; one Member from the New Democratic Party and one Member from the PC/DR, be established with all the powers of the Committee except the power to report to the House; and pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) the mandate of the said Sub-Committee shall include review and consideration of the budgets and the propriety and efficacy of the functions performed and the powers exercised by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the RCMP National Security Investigations ...[+++] Branch, and their relationships with all departments and agencies with which they have a memorandum of understanding or other working arrangements, the Annual Report to Parliament of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, all Special Reports made by SIRC under section 54 of the CSIS Act, the operations of the SIRC on behalf of Parliament, the Annual Statement on National Security made by the Solicitor General, the Annual Public Report made by the Director of CSIS”.

“That pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a) and (b) a Sub-Committee on National Security, composed of 9 Members; 5 Members from the Liberal Party; one Member from the Canadian Alliance; one Member from the Bloc Québécois; one Member from the New Democratic Party and one Member from the PC/DR, be established with all the powers of the Committee except the power to report to the House; and pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) the mandate of the said Sub-Committee shall include review and consideration of the budgets and the propriety and efficacy of the functions performed and the powers exercised by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the RCMP National Security Investigations ...[+++] Branch, and their relationships with all departments and agencies with which they have a memorandum of understanding or other working arrangements, the Annual Report to Parliament of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, all Special Reports made by SIRC under section 54 of the CSIS Act, the operations of the SIRC on behalf of Parliament, the Annual Statement on National Security made by the Solicitor General, the Annual Public Report made by the Director of CSIS”.

The Committee supports the proposals in this regard and points here to the important role played by the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine in developing inland navigation and high technical and safety standards.

In order to maintain the safety of navigation on the St. Lawrence River, will the Minister of Transport pledge to reject the sub-committee's recommendation to repeal the Pilotage Act?