Cette conférence sera en anglais.
This public lecture will be in English.
The Ottawa Roundtable on Security and Intelligence
Please join us for an important event in the Security and Intelligence Roundtable series for 2009/2010. The Roundtable features public lectures and discussions organized by the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs of the University of Ottawa, co-sponsored by the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS, www.casis.ca) and by the Centre for International Policy Studies.
The RCMP and Terrorism:
Have we Come Full Circle?
PAUL KENNEDY
Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints
Against the RCMP
Tuesday, November 24
12:00 to 13:30 p.m.
Desmarais Building, third floor, room 3120
55 Laurier Avenue East
Paul Kennedy was appointed Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP in October 2005. Prior to this appointment he had a distinguished career in government. He served for 25 years with the Justice Department. In November 1998, Mr. Kennedy was appointed Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for the then department of the Solicitor General with responsibilities in law enforcement and national security. In May of 2004, following the creation of the Public Safety department, he was appointed as Senior Assistant Deputy Minister with responsibility for national security and emergency preparedness. He retired in May of 2005.
During his career with the federal government Paul Kennedy played a leadership role in the public safety arena both domestically and international. Among his responsibilities, he served from 1997 to 2005 as the Canadian co-chair of the Canada-US Cross Border Crime Forum and served as Chair of the Assistant Deputy Ministers Committee on Public Safety.
A light lunch will be available.
The Ottawa Roundtable on Security and Intelligence is open to faculty and students, to CASIS members, government officials, interested members of the public and the media. No registration for these events is required and no fee is charged.
For additional information about the Roundtable, please contact Professor Wesley Wark at wkwark@aol.com
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