1 20 1 https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/9ca226c202dcdb54bfdde48421b889c7.pdf e5cdb107647283b7691878f54a5d5dec PDF Text Text From: To: Date: Subject: Diane Chartrand \ Charette, Janice; Dickenson, Lawi ; Fit 10/1/01 5:50PM Ad Hoc Committee of Ministers on Public Security al lagh Anti Terrorism As you may be aware the PM approved the creation of this Ad Hoc Committee on Friday. You will attached a draft mandate letter to Minister Manley who is the Chaiy of the Ad Hoc Committee for, your comments. / / Please do not hesitate to contact me should you need more inform; Diane Chartrand Appareil gouvernemental/Machinery of Government 957-5236 CC: Fadden, Richard; Juneau, (CO 1 000001 �SECRET Dear Colleague. I am writing you concerning the creation of the Ad Hoc Committee of Ministers on Public Security and Anti Terrorism which I would like you to chair. The Ad Hoc Committee will be a forum for Ministers to consider the measures to address immediate challenges facing the government in the area of public security and in our relations with the United States and to develop a longer term strategy to deal with these on-going issues. The government acted rapidly in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States to ensure the safety of Canadians and to assist the American government and its citizens. Canadians’ confidence in their own safety and security has been shaken by this new threat. It has also called into question certain aspects of Canada's relations with the United States, including the issue of border safety. It will be important that the government finds means to address these concerns. The Honourable John Manley Minister of Foreign Affairs Room 418-N, Centre Block House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 000002 �-2- SECRET Consequently, I would ask yojzfo lead a review of policies, legislation, regulations am|Jprograms'across government, required to develop a public security and anti terrorism strategy: to address issues related to the safety and security of Canadians in a way that respects Canadians value; and to identify pressures in the Canada-US relationships, including appropriate measures to ensure a smooth flow of people and goods across the Canada-US border. More specifically, to address issues related to the safety and security of Canadians, the Ad Hoc Committee will need to, inter alia: review the nature and extent of the comprehensive threat to Canadians posed by terrorism; assess the current capacity to address this threat, identify gaps, and recommend options to fill those gaps; identify vulnerability of key institutions and infrastructure that might need enhanced protection, and develop proposals regarding how best, working with provincial and local authorities, to assure their security; assess opportunities to work in partnership with the voluntary and private sectors; monitor, through public opinion polling, the effect on Canadians’ sense of safety and security and public confidence, and develop recommendations on how to communicate with Canadians about those concerns; identify ways of keeping terrorists out of Canada, and preventing the financing and support of terrorism; and assess the differentiated impact of recent events on Canadians depending on their ethnicity or religious affiliation, and develop recommendations on approaches to promote tolerance and greater cohesion in Canadian society. 000003 �-3- SECRET In order to identify the pressures in the Canada-US relationship and the appropriate measures to ensure a smooth flow of people and goods across the Canada-US border, it will be necessary for the Ad Hoc Committee to: identify immediate US concerns, particularly on border management, track developments in their approach, assess extent to which Canada shares these concerns, and propose measures to address them; explore ways of increasing efficiencies within a tighter security framework; compare existing immigration and refugee policies of Canada and the US, and identify ways of ensuring comparable standards of scrutiny; and explore the current security and intelligence relationship between Canada and the US, and make recommendations regarding areas where Canada might develop specialized expertise/capacity. I would ask that you initiate the work of Ad Hoc Committee as soon as possible, so as to be able to provide me with a preliminary report and a briefing to full Cabinet by no later than December 2001. Thej^vTew of the existing policies, legislation, regulations „ ^ndTTrograms^cross government and the development of a strategy to* address issues related to the safety and security of Canadians and to Canada-US relations will necessitate dedicated and concerted attention from a considerable number of portfolios. Along with yourself, I am asking the following Ministers to participate: the Minister of Transport, given his responsibility to set and enforce security standards for Canada’s air, land and water transportation systems; the Minister of Finance, because of the fiscal implicate the strategy; of the Minister of National Defence, who has responsibility for the Canadian military; 000004 �-4- SECRET the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, given her responsibility for providing legal advice and services regarding security and intelligence issues and for her role in ensuring the legality of security and intelligence activities; the Solicitor General, given that his department is the primary policy centre for the coordination of issues related to security and public safety and is responsible for the National Counter-Terrorism Plan; the Minister of National Revenue, in light of his responsibility for the movement of goods across the border; the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, given the need to consider the relationship with the provinces and territories on these issues before the Ad Hoc Committee; and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration for her responsibility for the movement of people across the border. To give proper consideration to these security and antiterrorism issues will require significant commitments of time and energy by all members. I would encourage you to challenge your colleagues to devote the time commensurate with the level of complexity of these issues. I would also suggest that you challenge your colleagues to think broadly on these issues, with an open mind and a willingness to explore different options to develop a strategy to address the immediate challenges facing the government in the area of public security. Material will come to the Ad Hoc Committee^ft^r having been considered by a Deputy Minister level CommitteeTepresenting the same departmental portfolio. This will ensure that the material considered by the Ad Hoc Committee of Ministers has been properly developed and incorporates a range of views. In recognition of the enormity of the task and the large amount of information that the Ad Hoc Committee of Ministers will need to consider during a short time frame, and the coordination of Departmental efforts required, a dedicated team of officials has been established in the Security and Intelligence Secretariat within PCO to provide policy and secretariat support to you in your role as Chair. 000005 �-5- SECRET Owing to the extreme sensitivities surrounding these issues, I would ask that you treat all material handled by the Ad Hoc Committee with particular care. It may also be the case that some material might occasionally only be for the eyes of Ministers and Deputies. I am sending a similar letter to your colleagues who will be participating in the work of the Ad Hoc Committee. Yours sincerely, 000006 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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