14 June 2012
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointment of the Honourable Chuck Strahl as Chairperson of the Security Intelligence Review Committee. This appointment is effective immediately.
Mr. Strahl was elected in six consecutive federal elections from 1993 until 2011 as Member of Parliament for the riding of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon in British Columbia, and served as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
The Security Intelligence Review Committee was established in 1984. Its mandate is to oversee and review the operations of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and to investigate complaints against that agency.
