Witnesses:From the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Paul Heinbecker, Assistant Deputy Minister, Global and Security Policy; Patricia Fortier, Deputy Director, Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division; Charles Court, Deputy Director, NATO Division, North America and Euro-Atlantic Security and Defence Relations; Jim Wright, Director General for Central, East and South Europe; Guy Archambault, Deputy Director (Balkans), Southern Europe Division.

Europe therefore needs to develop, in due course, a strategic approach covering all aspects of military and non-military security.

Serbia has made some progress in the fight against terrorism with the adoption of the Law on military security and military intelligence agencies.

(Return tabled) Question No. 41 Mr. Peter Julian: With regard to the costs of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games: (a) what are the direct costs, past and planned, in grants and transfers to the Province of British Columbia (BC) or the governments of any municipalities therein from the federal government; (b) will the federal government be making any financial contribution to the 2010 Olympic Games by way of loans to the BC government or the governments of any municipalities therein and, if so, have these loans already been issued and what are the current and projected total amount of any loans issued by the federal government in this matter; (c) given the existing cost overrun from the 2003 bid forecast, will or has the federal government b ...[+++]een providing financial assistance in any way either through direct grants, transfers or loans to the provincial government of BC or the governments of any municipalities therein to cover any additional cost overruns; (d) will the BC government be solely responsible for any additional cost overruns; (e) what are the direct costs in grants and transfers to all non-governmental entities, organizations, committees and agencies associated with the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games from the federal government; (f) what are the indirect costs to the federal government for the 2010 Olympic Games including (i) direct payment and transfers to the BC provincial government or the governments of any municipalities therein in terms of transportation, logistics and salary costs associated with private and RCMP security for the games, (ii) military security costs for transportation and logistical costs associated with all military security provided for the 2010 Olympic Games; (g) what are other infrastructure costs being born by the federal government including construction, renovation, expansion or improvements of buildings, highways, public transportation or transportation for athletes associated with the 2010 games; and (h) what is the best g ...

Take the example military security zones. It provides the Minister of National Defence with the power to establish, on his own authority, military security zones, without the provincial attorneys general even requesting it, which was the case until now.

Clause 90 amends section 288 by adding the words “military security zone” so that any person contravening regulations concerning access to, exclusion from, and safety and conduct in, on or about a military security zone can be fined up to $1,000 and/or given a prison term of up to 12 months.