Overview: Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security: Main Estimates 2026-2027 (May 28, 2026)

Scenario note

Background

The 2026-2027 Main Estimates were tabled on February 26, 2026. The Minister of Public Safety will appear for the first hour (3:30 pm to 4:30 pm), with portfolio Deputy Heads. Officials will appear for the second hour (4:30 pm to 5:30 pm).

On April 27, 2026, the House of Commons adopted a motion to restructure parliamentary committees, going from 10 members to 12 members. SECU now has a majority of Liberal Party members (7 out of 12), along with four Conservative Party members, and one Bloc Québécois member.

General information

Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026
Time: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Location: Room 415, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Witnesses

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

• Hon. Gary Anandasangaree, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety
• Tricia Geddes, Deputy Minister
• Karine Paré, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer
• John McKinley, Controller and Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Canada Border Services Agency

• Erin O'Gorman, President
• Ryan Pilgrim, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
• Aaron McCrorie, Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

• Bryan Larkin, Senior Deputy Commissioner
• Samantha Hazen, Chief Financial Officer

Correctional Service of Canada

• Talal Dakalbab, Commissioner
• Jay Pyke, Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs Sector

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

• Nicole Giles, Deputy Director
• Jérome Laliberté, Deputy Director of Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Parole Board of Canada

• Joanne Blanchard, Chairperson
• Claudine Legault, Chief Financial Officer

Opening remarks and questioning

• The Minister of Public Safety will deliver opening remarks at the beginning of the first hour of the meeting. Officials will not be asked to deliver remarks
• At the Chair's discretion, questions from committee members will proceed:
  • First round: six minutes for the first questioner of each party: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, Bloc Québécois
  • Second and subsequent rounds, the order and time for questioning is: Conservative Party (five minutes); Liberal Party (five minutes); Bloc Québécois (two and a half minutes); Conservative Party (five minutes); Liberal Party (five minutes)