“The Government of Canada will benefit from the advice of external
experts in evaluating and improving our security system,” said Minister
McLellan. “We are pleased that so many individuals with relevant knowledge and
experience have offered their services to
The commitment to appoint an Advisory Council on National Security was
made last year when the Government released
Individuals appointed to the Advisory Council were selected for their expertise and experience on such diverse matters as intelligence, law and policy, human rights and civil liberties, emergency planning and management, public health emergencies, public safety, transportation security, border security and international security.
The Honourable Leo Kolber will serve as Chair of the Advisory Council. Other members are
Dr. Rachad Antonius
Dr. Sami Aoun
The Honourable Perrin Beatty
Dr. David Bercuson
Mr. James Bertram
Dr. David Charters
Mr. John Dalzell
Dr. Pierre Duplessis
Mr. Brian Flemming
Mr. Norman Inkster
Mr. James Clifford Mackay
Dr. Lindsay Nicolle
Mr. Bud Streeter
Dr. Wesley Wark
Profiles of Advisory Council members are attached. The Advisory Council’s Terms of Reference and Selection Criteria can be found at http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/acns-ccsn.
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Advisory Council on National Security – Biographies
The Honourable Leo
Kolber, Chair of the Advisory Council, is a lawyer and businessman by
profession, as well as the 2003 recipient of the Award of Merit from B’nai
Brith
Dr. Rachad Antonius
is a professor with the Department of Sociology at the Université du Québec à
Montréal. An expert on racism and
human rights, he is a regular commentator on
Dr. Sami Aoun is
a full professor with the
The Honourable Perrin
Beatty is President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Manufacturers
& Exporters and the Chair of the Coalition for a Secure and Trade-Efficient
Border. He is an expert on both trade and security issues, with extensive
experience in both government and the private sector. Mr. Beatty has served
Dr. David Bercuson
is Director of the
Mr. James Bertram is Director of Public Safety for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority. An expert on public safety and aviation security issues, he is also Chair of the Canadian Airports Council Security Committee. Between 1988 and 1997, Mr. Bertram was the Deputy Chief of Police for the Peel Regional Police Force; as part of his larger responsibilities, he coordinated a three-tier government committee to design, build and implement a multi-agency emergency service involving police, fire and ambulance personnel.
Dr. David Charters
is a professor of Military History at the
Mr. John Dalzell is Vice-President, Risk Management, for the Canadian National (CN) Railway Company. An expert on transportation security and public safety issues, he is also a member of both the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and the Executive Security Working Group of the American Association of Railroads. Between 1997 and 1999, Mr. Dalzell was Chief of CN Police, and from 1990 to 1997, he was Assistant Director of the Montreal Urban Community Police Service.
Dr. Pierre Duplessis
is Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Red Cross
Society and has significant experience in managing crises at the national and
international levels. An expert in public health and emergency planning and
management, he is also Vice-President of the Coordinating Committee of Red Cross
and Red Crescent national societies. Dr. Duplessis is a physician and a former
public health practitioner who has also taught and published at
Mr. Brian Flemming
completed his term as Chair of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
(CATSA) on
Mr. Norman Inkster is President of Inkster Group and a partner at Gowlings Consulting Incorporated, where his practice is focused on advising private sector companies on addressing issues of risk in the aftermath of 9/11. Prior to assuming his current duties, he was an advisor to the Government of Ontario on security matters. An expert in public safety, Mr. Inkster was formerly the President of Interpol and the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Mr. James Clifford Mackay is President and CEO of the Air Transport Association of Canada. An expert on aviation security issues, he is also a former chair and director of the Air Transport Security Corporation. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Mackay served as President of the Inverness Group (1997), a company specializing in providing strategic and business advice and analysis to aerospace and defence companies. He has also held several other senior executive positions in the private (aerospace) and public sectors.
Dr. Lindsay Nicolle
is a professor in the departments of Internal Medicine and Medical Microbiology
at the
Mr. Bud Streeter
is Vice-President and Operations Manager,
Dr. Wesley Wark
is a professor of History and International Relations at the