22 September 2026 · Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs · written testimony of 29 August 2026
Twenty-two days of silence, then the testimony went to the senators
Written testimony on what legally obliges any state to defend Canada against nuclear attack was filed with the committee on 29 August, with a supplement on 30 August. For twenty-two days nothing came back, while the same address acknowledged a submission on another bill within a day. A written demand went out on 20 September with a date on it. The clerk answered the next morning: the two messages had gone to translation and been combined into one document for members. On 22 September the clerk confirmed that the document, with a supplement quoting the National Defence refusals of 17 September, had been sent to the members of the committee by email.